The artist who appealed to me was Susan Philipsz:
I began looking into some background information of who she was and what her work consisted of...
- She was born in 1965 in Glasgow but currently lives ad work in Berlin
- She was born in 1965 in Glasgow but currently lives ad work in Berlin
- She received a Turner Prize in 2010 for her work 'Lowlands' which is a sound installation set up in Glasgow very similar to the one she then did in London called 'Surround me'. Both explore how sound can effect space.
-All her work explores how sound can be used to effect ones self. She has two particular styles which are open sound installations in a location such as 'Lowlands' and also her work can be exhibited in galleries in a much more personal kind of way such as 'Study for Strings'.
Looking at her work:
(obviously I can't get a direct feel for her work as I have never seen/heard any of it in person however I am using clips of it to help me see how it would of worked as a piece)
Lowlands (2010)
This piece was installed under three bridges crossing over the river along Clyde Walkway in Glasgow. The song Lowlands that was sung by Philipsz herself is a very old Scottish song about a sailor who dies at sea but comes home to see his wife one last time. This is why it is relevant for this location because rivers link to the sea. There are 3 versions of this song so she recorded herself singing all three and had each one play under each one of the thee bridges all simultaneously. She had them installed under the bridges as this had a much more effective atmosphere than above. I really like this piece because it is very emotive and it kind of makes you appreciate a space which otherwise you may not always stop and look at. The underneath of these bridges are given a story and therefore it makes you think more about where you are and what you are experiencing. This song fits very well because it links the river to the sea and the story of the sailor in the song. This explores connections and networks and therefore fits very well into this project based on maps and networks.
Surround me
This sound installation was made around London in 6 unique locations. Each location was given a sound piece/song to reflect it. The locations were Change Alley, Tokenhouse Yard, London Bridge, Milk St, Moorfields high walk and Mark Lane. Each of these locations has a specific story to tell and she shows this through the sounds she chooses. She says that the hole piece in general was inspired by how quiet the financial district was at the weekend when she visited potential locations. This quiet provoked her to choose not entirely obvious locations and to give the locations their own sound with the music/songs she chose to reflect them. There is a location which interest me in particular and it is Milk Street where she chose to have a violin piece play called Lachrimae. I like the song and how emotionally provoking it is however it is the way she installed this piece which is even more interesting. she has the violinist play each one of the seven notes from the song separately and she had each note come from a separate speaker at the installation making the sound surround you completely the same way the buildings do. This makes the piece very overwhelming. I like the entire piece in all locations and how accessible it is to everyone because it allows everyone to experience the locations in their own way but still with the guidance of her sounds. I think the sounds are most effective at simply getting people to be more aware of the space they are in. That is what could potentially be really interesting to explore in my own project to do with maps and networks.
-All her work explores how sound can be used to effect ones self. She has two particular styles which are open sound installations in a location such as 'Lowlands' and also her work can be exhibited in galleries in a much more personal kind of way such as 'Study for Strings'.
Looking at her work:
(obviously I can't get a direct feel for her work as I have never seen/heard any of it in person however I am using clips of it to help me see how it would of worked as a piece)
Lowlands (2010)
This piece was installed under three bridges crossing over the river along Clyde Walkway in Glasgow. The song Lowlands that was sung by Philipsz herself is a very old Scottish song about a sailor who dies at sea but comes home to see his wife one last time. This is why it is relevant for this location because rivers link to the sea. There are 3 versions of this song so she recorded herself singing all three and had each one play under each one of the thee bridges all simultaneously. She had them installed under the bridges as this had a much more effective atmosphere than above. I really like this piece because it is very emotive and it kind of makes you appreciate a space which otherwise you may not always stop and look at. The underneath of these bridges are given a story and therefore it makes you think more about where you are and what you are experiencing. This song fits very well because it links the river to the sea and the story of the sailor in the song. This explores connections and networks and therefore fits very well into this project based on maps and networks.
Surround me
This sound installation was made around London in 6 unique locations. Each location was given a sound piece/song to reflect it. The locations were Change Alley, Tokenhouse Yard, London Bridge, Milk St, Moorfields high walk and Mark Lane. Each of these locations has a specific story to tell and she shows this through the sounds she chooses. She says that the hole piece in general was inspired by how quiet the financial district was at the weekend when she visited potential locations. This quiet provoked her to choose not entirely obvious locations and to give the locations their own sound with the music/songs she chose to reflect them. There is a location which interest me in particular and it is Milk Street where she chose to have a violin piece play called Lachrimae. I like the song and how emotionally provoking it is however it is the way she installed this piece which is even more interesting. she has the violinist play each one of the seven notes from the song separately and she had each note come from a separate speaker at the installation making the sound surround you completely the same way the buildings do. This makes the piece very overwhelming. I like the entire piece in all locations and how accessible it is to everyone because it allows everyone to experience the locations in their own way but still with the guidance of her sounds. I think the sounds are most effective at simply getting people to be more aware of the space they are in. That is what could potentially be really interesting to explore in my own project to do with maps and networks.
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