A computer field in Response to The Art of Noise by Luigi Russolo, 1913
Julia Kim, 2023
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Once arduous, the synthesized rendition of an existing earth noise proved a relatively linear task. Through this process, these sonic renditions have become separate entities, localized in the digital realm.
- Contemporary sonic ventures engage with digital and earth noises simultaneously; dipping in and out of the synthesized and non-synthesized realm. There is now a lack of critical distinction between the synthesis and a necessity for both spaces to reference one another.
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A graphic score is a manifesto.
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This website houses a moving graphic score for sonic interpretation. Keyboard Symbols cascade, bump, rotate, float, jitter, and slide within a computer field. The symbols, sourced from coolsymbol.com, replace “the six categories of noises for the futurist orchestra that we intend soon to realize mechanically” (The Art of Noise, Luigi Russolo).
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The language of the “six categories of noises” of Russolo becomes arbitrary through digital interpretation. They now exist as symbols within a computer field. Their symbolization reifies a new language which may only carry the same definitive values if one is to reference the Symbol Key
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In any given moment, a new moment is referenced within the graphic score. Sounds are layered and folded into each other, while the linearity of time is trespassed and indisposed.
- The interface of this website pays homage to the Fairlight CMI, the first commercial instrument to combine a digital synthesizer, sampler, and computer audio workstation into one.