Stealing Your Soul With My Camera

Photography in and of itself is a very interesting medium in respect to time. There is nothing that freezes time so absolutely as photography, where each photograph is a single moment, a single event captured eternally on a sheet of paper. While a photo is static, what you see is always a section of time, from thousandths of a second to minutes or hours. Longer exposures have a much easier job of conveying time, as the picture will often show some sort of motion blur. This literal representation of time is not available with the shorter shutter speeds, where imagery must be relied upon to convey a sense of time. Photography can also be used in series to manipulate time, such as stop motion animation. If one picture is taken every second of an event and relayed in series at a rate of one second, the event will happen in real time. If however, the speed of playback is manipulated, the perceived time of the piece can be drastically altered.

The neurological conditions of Parkinson's and Tourette's similarly reflect these alterations in time. Parkinson's perception of time can be drastically sped up, so that the world around them seems overwhelming, while at the same time maintaining their own perception of normalcy considering their slow movements. Tourette's is opposite of Parkinson's as far as the perception of time is concerned, with people finding time to be much slower, counteracting their sped up thought process.

Concentration is also a variable that is very effective in altering the perception of time. If I go to a studio and have no particular interest in the task at hand, in my unconcentrated state, I am more aware of time and it seems to go slower. If, however, I am concentrated, my tasks involves my mind to such an extent that I loose track of time and it appears to pass faster than normal.

Holy Crap It's A Lion (AKA Research Sound)

Student Sounds -

• ana.mp3
• My favorite thing about this example is its nature as a montage of voices - much in the same way I hope to be conducting my project. The repetition and constant background chatter set a certain hectic tone to the piece. There is very little manipulation of the sound, and much of it is left up to each voices timbre.
• JLarche
• Being truely ominous is a hard thing to do, however, the constant low chords and background creepy-crawley noises do a good job right off the bat. Supplimenting these noises is a barrage of sci-fi movie quotes about the unnatural, and the ocasional lowered satanic voice.
• Iradke
• Manipulate. Manipulate. Manipulate. The repetition at the beginning of the piece that starts out unintelligable and fast gets slower, and soon you are treated to confessions of body-manipulation addicts. Largely focusing around piercings, the piece contains many people talking about their addiction. The layering of the confessions create a sens of the condition and its community.

Professional Sound -

• Great Turn-Ons
• Things turn on, and often that noise is extremely representative of the very usage of the device in our minds. This piece is a simple collection of multiple pieces of electronics, from machinery to televisions, turnng on. While some are alien, many are distinctive and each noises pitch, timbre and amplitude is unique enough to tell the difference and create images of each piece of equipment.
• The Labyrinth Scored for the Purrs of 11 Different Cats
• I like cats. I like cats a lot. I am also allergic to cats. That aside this piece is the perfect cat - all it does is purr. A cat purring is an oddly calming sound, and the montage of cat purrs starts off as a bit overwheliming, but the piece soon lulls into the single, low purring of a cat. Sleeping ensues. After a minute or so of the lone cat, others come ino the mix, however, not in the montage fasion like before. The ending of the piece resembles multiple cats joining with you in your sleep.
• Artificial Treatment
• Relying on the myriad of sounds creted by humanity's myriad of creations, the piece has no lack of avalible material. The piece is largely textural, relying on the varying textures of the electronic and machine sounds. Highlighting the steadfastness of many sounds, each sound in the piece enjoys a lengthy showcase, unchanging and steady.