SOUND
What is Art?
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The audio piece below is a collection of responses to the prompt "What is Art?". The piece includes the voices of a diverse pool of individuals who offered their thoughts on the question.
A Conversation with my Grandfather
Installation with edited sound, my grandparent's living room rug and my living room lamp, 2019.
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The audio playing in this installation was an edited sound piece created from segments of a recorded talk by my Grandfather, William S. Hatcher, on Moral and Spiritual Development. My Grandfather was a mathematician and philosopher who gave talks at many Universities around the world. You can listen to his full lecture series here. My grandfather passed away when I was ten years old. This was the first time I ever listened to one of my Grandfather's talks. I pulled moments from the talk to emphasize certain points and ideas that struck me especially. The piece I created does not follow the specific line of logic that my Grandfather's original talk clearly illustrates. I aimed to abstract the ideas to a point where one could listen and relate to the questions and ideas that are brought up in many ways as more of a stream of consciousness. I allowed for pauses between ideas, where you can here his breath. I was struck by how much the sound of his voice and interacting with the audio in this way really felt like I could have a conversation with my Grandfather even though he is no longer here physically. The installation was meant to provide a moment to reflect and interact with the ideas presented in his talks.
