Max Neuhaus vs. La Monte Young
here are the edited (and not finished) reports of my soundart pieces explorations.
hearing - physiological condition
listening psychological act
letting yourself go, creating tighter bonding with the environment, navigate accross counciousness.
Max Neuhaus piece on Times Sq., between broadway and 7th,
created a bubble, not outside, far away from the place , but inside, even more involved by that space and actions, that environment. We are right in the middle of manhatan´s big fuzz and time as gained another pace.
the streets sounds become more pleasant, unseeingly melted with the monter's constant hum. Like a siren that is going away but never leaves the place.
the drone.
unconsciously my choice for the subsequent installation was (imho) perfect!
though both installations isolate us, one lives from the interaction with the surrounding environment (external), while the other the environment becames the sound space, allowing a three dimensional navigation in the sound.
La Monte Young's Dreamhouse:
the joy of interaction with the physicality of sound. a seemingly constant wave .
or how easy it is to leave a room a be in a playground with sound waves.
sound frequencies fill up the room, yes they do fill it, and we noticed that just by peeking at the door before we entered the floor. there's an empty room, purple light coming in from its purple tinted windows, four white blocks one in each corner, each carrying its speaker. As you enter the room, puffs, blankets and a strong low frequency pull you to the ground and slower your metabolism. Deep breath and gazing the infinite surrounded by 4 walls and a much more powerfull force coming from the 4 corners. A constant rush of sound crossing your brain, your brain and ears become a crossroad of sound frequencies, revealing the interaction with sound on time and space. body movements slowly become synthesis control.