Sound

Sound changes the entire atmosphere of a work of art whether it be a soundtrack played in a gallery, noise played during a film or video, or sound as a piece of art by itself. Sound can transform itself based on rhythm and pace. In Luc Ferrari's video, "Presque Rien", the very obvious sounds of nature such as crickets, rain, and frogs seemed to transform into a rattle snake, and then into shaking maracas. What I found most interesting is that sound can be given depth. This is the first time I discovered that there is more than just visual depth, audio depth. In Gen Ken Montgomery's "Egg Slicer-", he plays with the planes of sound and makes it seem as if the sound is thrown from one place to another. Sometimes this changes the perception of the sound, for instance I wouldn't have known it was an egg slicer if it weren't for the title. What I enjoy most about sound is that they can be layered up to sound like something they aren't like Iannis Xenakis did with burning charcoal. They made it sound like beautiful diamonds.