SU Studio Talk 56: Cathy van Eck on Interaction Systems

Cathy van Eck is a composer, sound artist, and researcher in the arts. She focuses on composing relationships between everyday objects, human performers, and sound. Her artistic work includes performances with live-electronics and installations with sound objects which she often designs herself. She is interested in setting her gestures into relationships with sounds, mainly by electronic means. The result could be called “performative sound art”, since it combines elements from performance art, electronic music, and visual arts.

Cathy's Sounds Unheard Studio Talk series, "Sounds from somewhere else", explores her work with speakers, microphones, sensors and systems. Over four videos, Cathy introduces a number of her works and explains the concepts and technology behind her creative output.

In the final episode of this series, "Interaction Systems", Cathy explains how she's expanded her work with microphones and loudspeakers by adding sensors to her toolkit. In “Cheering for Others Makes You A Leader” (2016), Cathy uses the sensors in smartphones to trigger various electronic sounds with specific gestures. We also hear Cathy's work "Wings" (2007-2008), which looks at another movement system. In this piece, performers place objects between microphones and speakers to control and manipulate feedback.

Sounds Unheard Studio Talks: Cathy van Eck

Part 1: Forbidden Sounds of the City
https://youtu.be/qba8m64jfXY

Part 2: A Different Voice
https://youtu.be/D_AIGUltATE

Part 3: Sounding the Body
https://youtu.be/_QwYR188d_o

Part 4: Interaction Systems
https://youtu.be/bWGlluOuZ7s

Sounds Unheard is a free music education program for gifted and talented Victorian secondary music students. Hosted by the internationally acclaimed Speak Percussion, this program offers unique opportunities for young musicians and composers from all areas of music making to expand their knowledge and creativity, inspiring innovative approaches to music making.

www.soundsunheard.com

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