When finalising my idea for my final project, i was happy to come to a statement that showcased the intention for ‘the fragility of sound’. After the pitch, i felt confident in my idea and how to execute it properly, despite it being a little confusing as i described it as an inception of sound. I managed to take a look at some of the recommendations given to me from the pitch and one stood out to me the most. Christian Marclay’s photograms of cassette tapes from the early 1970s and 80s caught my eye with the visual representation she managed to capture. A lot of the photos she took, showed the intricacy and design of the inside of a cassette. Im in awe of the representatio
n she managed to capture with her art and while it’s far from the concept of my own art, i still feel as if i can use her images as a reference for taking apart my own cassette. In saying that i did take apart my own cassette tape to see what iwas working with in terms of my own project. At this current stage i’m looking at ways to record onto the cassette itself as well as roughly what audio choices i want to glitch/integrate into the sounds of the cassette. I found this old ‘little Richard’ cassette that played as if it was already worn out and so i though that would make as a good base sound for my project. Recording over already pre-recorded cassettes is a hassle, companies used to make sure that it wouldn’t be possible by installing a blockage unable for recording equipment to access. This can easily be fixed by putting a piece of tape over where the sound is transferred to.
Citation:
Marclay C. fraenkelgallery|Homepage, Christian Marclay: Cyanotypes. Accessed 25th Septemeber 2024 https://fraenkelgallery.com/portfolios/christian-marclay-cyanotypes