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SARC ideasLAB

  ideasLab is an interdisiciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas and projects on topics relating to Sonic Arts. Each session invites staff and PhD students to make 10 minute presentations on a specific topic with the aim of encouraging collaboration, exchange and discussion. Presentations can be based on existing work, future plans or simply on ideas that can benefit from discussion in an interdisciplinary context.

We encourage participation from across SARC as well as from other parts of the School of Creative Arts and the University. Each session is led by a member of staff who facilitates discussion and summarises outcomes with the aim of identifying future research activities. 


Gesture - 15th Feb 14:30, Multimedia Room

The second session will take place on the 15th February 14:30 - 16:30 in the Multimedia Room on the theme of "Gesture" and will be co-ordinated by Gary Kendall and Chris Haworth. To participate please email us (garyskendall@me.comchaworth01@qub.ac.uk) with a title and 5 keywords by the 13th of February. 

Sound and Space7th Dec 2:30pm, Sonic Lab

Pedro Rebelo - Sound and Space: An introduction

Sarah Bass - A comparison of stereo sound diffusion performances
Keywords: Diffusion, stereo, gesture, observation, variation

Peter David Stitt - Space and Spherical Harmonics
Keywords: Spatial audio, ambisonics, psychoacoustics, room acoustics and spherical harmonic decomposition

Diogo Alvim - Paralaxe for flute and corridor

Keywords: Moving listener; transducer vs. speaker; extended instrument; architecture as instrument; site-specificity.

Aidan Deery - Open Veins :A multi-channel composition exploring the alleyways of Belfast

Keywords - Acousmatic, urban space, identity, soundscape, narrative

Aonghus Mcevoy

Rui Chaves - Into a Foreign Place
Keywords: Walking; performance ; atmosphere ; identity ; site-specificity. 

Augustine Ledar - Invisible forest
Keywords: Sound installation; Outdoors, organic, natural setting; multi-channel; negative space; Inclusive

Christopher Haworth - Ear as instrument: on the use and abuse of psychoacoustic phenemona in my recent spatial practice'

Stephanie Bertet - Natural elevation of reproduced sound sources