Process Piece
Audio link: https://soundcloud.com/user-547370896/cereal
This audio is of me making a bowl of cereal and eating it while watching a show, a very common occurance in my life. It was very interesting balancing being authenic with creating good art. I ran it a couple times and the first time I was a little dramatic with the noises: slamming cupboards shut, clinking silverware, etc. It was after that first listen that I realized how much the sound can speak for itself, even when it's subtle. I was pretty amazed at how vivid even the slightest sounds were, the sound of me twisting off the milk cap, for example. Recording myself also made me more aware of my personal habits. When thinking it over in my head, I had planned to have a sound of me returning the cereal box to the cupboard and closing it shut until I realized, I never put the cereal away after making my bowl. I do, however, always put the milk right away (a habit from growing up in Hawaii where everything goes bad in seconds). With a focus on autheticity it wasn't hard for me to choose which show to play in the background. Earlier that day I started watching "WandaVision" and so naturally I chose that to be the show to go along with my cereal in this audio.
Although the students in the Barney reading were discussing a fairly different exercise--creating art from historical narratives--I was able to find a few connections. Barney exaplined that "artists do not always create new objects and forms but respond to past and present conversations." Just as the students in the vignette were seeking ways that the art related to contemporary life, my art had a clear connection to my daily life, and the daily lives of many people in this generation. I feel that the cold cereal and TV certainly dates my recording, especially since the show playing was released just this year. Ms. Rao, in the vignette, also discussed affordances and limitations with her students. When we put contraints on art the affordances and limitations of that medium are clearer than ever. In my own project I was amazed at the detail sound could provide regarding what was actually happening even though I realize that my body and my kitchen and my apartment are huge missing parts of the story as well.
Reyna,
ReplyDeleteI loved this. I have a habit of tuning small sounds out. I never really pay attention to sound when I’m making things or doing the mundane things in life. Your recording really made me listen to the sounds that happen when you make a bowl of cereal. I agree with you when you said that sounds speak for themselves. They absolutely do. I also loved the little clip of “Wanda Vision” at the end. I thought it was very authentic. As I was listening to it, it occurred to me that I almost never sit down to eat something without turning on a show.