Your Tongue is Better Than My Cocoon:
Performing The Void eBook
Performing The Void eBook
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This project introduces sound poetry through a physical publication and a live performance, investigating the dynamic between the self as multiple and the self as a unified whole. It further explores the relationship between reading, listening, writing, and spoken word, using visual, oral, and sonic elements. The convergence of various realities and fictions underscores an infinite connection and honesty between different personas.
This project explores the fragmented and non-linear aspects of archival material and personal experiences. The aim is to convey this through an artistic practice that combines text and tactile elements, forming an imaginary archive and multiple personas.
The installation Your Tongue Is Better Than My Cocoon, presented at the MA Sound Art final show at LCC, focuses on the visual and auditory dimensions. The title refers to language and personal space, leaving interpretation to the audience.
The installation features four hanging cubes, inviting the audience to navigate the space and engage with written language on suspended white cubes. Drawing inspiration from archives like the Her Noise Archive and the LMC Archive, it presents interpretations from the stories that collections can inform.
Susan Hiller's work, particularly From the Freud Museum, influences the exploration of narratives within collections. Hiller emphasises that multiple stories can emerge from the same objects, depending on the storyteller and the listener. This body of work also addresses the delicate nature of working with archives, drawing attention to the intimacy and fragility of personal narratives. It also asks the question, 'how personal do we make public archives, and how much do public archives influence an individual personally?
The loose sheets on the floor guide the audience, enabling them to contribute to the visual rhythm of the space.
The publication and performance components of the work, titled Performing the Void, complement the installation. The publication reflects on personal thoughts, experiences, and anxieties when entering the public realm. In the performance, the voice is reclaimed, as well as written language, emphasising the narrative loop and the representation of a plural self.
Influenced by artists like Sue Tompkins, Aura Satz, Jenny Hval, Ann Hardy, and Wynne Greenwood, this work combines sound and visual elements. The focus is on exploring the self through language and breaking down boundaries between the seen and unseen.
"I challenge the notion of a fixed and total self-awareness, aiming to represent the imaginary and truth through a discourse that involves spoken, read, and inner voices simultaneously. The goal is to engage the audience in a multi-sensory experience, inviting them to become part of the narrative. My work also delves into the intersection of orality and the written word. I aim to shift between sound and visual space, exploring the oscillation between the two to present written and spoken words. This shift contributes to the processing of text for meaning and encourages an embodied experience for the audience, seeking to capture the complexities of identity, perception, and self-awareness through a multi-layered practice".
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This project introduces sound poetry through a physical publication and a live performance, investigating the dynamic between the self as multiple and the self as a unified whole. It further explores the relationship between reading, listening, writing, and spoken word, using visual, oral, and sonic elements. The convergence of various realities and fictions underscores an infinite connection and honesty between different personas.
This project explores the fragmented and non-linear aspects of archival material and personal experiences. The aim is to convey this through an artistic practice that combines text and tactile elements, forming an imaginary archive and multiple personas.
The installation Your Tongue Is Better Than My Cocoon, presented at the MA Sound Art final show at LCC, focuses on the visual and auditory dimensions. The title refers to language and personal space, leaving interpretation to the audience.
The installation features four hanging cubes, inviting the audience to navigate the space and engage with written language on suspended white cubes. Drawing inspiration from archives like the Her Noise Archive and the LMC Archive, it presents interpretations from the stories that collections can inform.
Susan Hiller's work, particularly From the Freud Museum, influences the exploration of narratives within collections. Hiller emphasises that multiple stories can emerge from the same objects, depending on the storyteller and the listener. This body of work also addresses the delicate nature of working with archives, drawing attention to the intimacy and fragility of personal narratives. It also asks the question, 'how personal do we make public archives, and how much do public archives influence an individual personally?
The loose sheets on the floor guide the audience, enabling them to contribute to the visual rhythm of the space.
The publication and performance components of the work, titled Performing the Void, complement the installation. The publication reflects on personal thoughts, experiences, and anxieties when entering the public realm. In the performance, the voice is reclaimed, as well as written language, emphasising the narrative loop and the representation of a plural self.
Influenced by artists like Sue Tompkins, Aura Satz, Jenny Hval, Ann Hardy, and Wynne Greenwood, this work combines sound and visual elements. The focus is on exploring the self through language and breaking down boundaries between the seen and unseen.
"I challenge the notion of a fixed and total self-awareness, aiming to represent the imaginary and truth through a discourse that involves spoken, read, and inner voices simultaneously. The goal is to engage the audience in a multi-sensory experience, inviting them to become part of the narrative. My work also delves into the intersection of orality and the written word. I aim to shift between sound and visual space, exploring the oscillation between the two to present written and spoken words. This shift contributes to the processing of text for meaning and encourages an embodied experience for the audience, seeking to capture the complexities of identity, perception, and self-awareness through a multi-layered practice".
