Noise is Not Volume Alone – Ambiences and Drony Experiments in Music and Sound Art

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  • Ianni Barros Luna University of Brasí­lia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33871/23179937.2021.9.2.2

Keywords:

sound art, noise, experimental music, ambience, drone

Abstract

Noise is a complex category that has been used to describe instances of disturbance and disruption in technical vocabulary and in many artistic languages. In music, and more precisely, in sound art, noise has been imbued with specific significations that operate as aesthetical signifiers that convey meaning even beyond its intensity of volume. In this article, the theoretical aspects of noise are articulated through the analysis of concerning discourse around the transformations of the concept of sound, which ultimately resulted in the designation of a genre in itself – noise. Furthermore, it is through the enhancement of a "˜sonic turn' that the notion of listening as a generative aesthetic practice has referred to the body as the main instance of meaning construction in relation to both time and space.

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Author Biography

Ianni Barros Luna, University of Brasí­lia

Ianni Luna is an artist, musician, teacher, and researcher from Brasilia with a special interest in sound as an aesthetic phenomenon. Her poetics explores the concept of emergence in the articulation between art, technology and fiction. Since 2012 she has been exhibiting works in installation, video, and sound performance around the world. She holds a PhD in Arts from the University of Brasí­lia about Sound Art under the Art and Technology axis. At the same institution, she got bachelor degrees in Anthropology and Fine Arts, as well as a Masters in History focusing on Cinema. More info: https://ianniluna.net/. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6050-4858. E-mail: ianniluna00@gmail.com

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Published

2021-11-30

How to Cite

Luna, I. B. (2021). Noise is Not Volume Alone – Ambiences and Drony Experiments in Music and Sound Art. Vortex Music Journal, 9(2), 2. https://doi.org/10.33871/23179937.2021.9.2.2

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Dossier "Creative practices in Sound Art"

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