Five design development and John Cage Research

I began the session continuing to digitalise my designs.

Throughout the session i had been given feedback, from a tutor, on my five designs and my concept outcome ideas. The feedback was related to finding solutions and ideas for how my outcomes could relate more to deaf individuals through sound and vibrations. I was suggested to create a sound installation which the hard of hearing and hearing could experience through sound and vibration.
I was very much intrigued with this idea as it gave me more clarity on the format of which my outcome could be presented. I began brainstorming ideas on how i could go about creating a sound installation.

John Cage was an American composer and music theorist, which i happened to find interesting. He was well known for his 1952 composition 4'33" in which he composed a live piece in silence, exploring the sounds of the environment. His work challenged the assumption of musicianship, and as well as making music he explores the aesthetics of art and performance.
In this book it showcases John Cages notations for multiple compositions. He would draw on them and create connections and drawings which turned out to be engaging visually.

With his mark making and process, he created art pieces on it's own without creating sounds, which where all distinctive from each other. I was very much intrigued with his technique and is something I am going to delve into and aim to incorporate into my experimentation.

Projection work has been an appeal for me in this project as it is an efficient format for giving people a full experience. I wanted to experiment with this format and see how effective it could be for my project outcome.

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