Between Categories
Music, Sound and the Moving Image
A symposium with screenings, conversations, talks and performances
While contemporary mainstream cinema, with increasing homogeneity, choreographs the relation between sound and image to add excitement, emotional weight or drama to the proceedings, this symposium looks at alternative ways of viewing sound: as reflective, generative, and as both source and subject matter of the image.
The images and sounds of the city; visual deconstructions of musical performances; the tradition of abstract filmmaking; film and sound as interpretative tools for social or political phenomena – these are some of the topics covered by this short symposium on the relationship of sound to image. It brings together diverse practitioners to examine these topics:
• Filmmakers William Raban and Simon Payne discuss Representation and Self-Reflexivity
• Musician/filmmaker Anton Lukoszevieze and poet Sharon Morris discuss Improvisation and Structure
• Artist/musician David Ryan and documentary filmmaker Andrew Chesher discuss Events, Soundtracks and Social Analysis
Programme
10.00-11.15 Introduction
10.15-11.30 Session 1. Improvisation and Structure
Anton Lukoszevieze and Sharon Morris
Discussion
11.30-11.45 Break
11.45-13.00 Session 2. Images, Events and Soundtracks
David Ryan and Andrew Chesher
Discussion
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.15 Session 3. Representation and Self-reflexivity
William Raban and Simon Payne
Discussion
15.15-15.45 Panel Discussion
Admission Free
This symposium is presented by Thinking Through Practice in co-operation with ‘Sonic Illuminations’ on May 10th at the BFI presented by the Society for the Promotion of New Music: www.spnm.org.uk/events
MORE INFORMATION: betweencategories@talktalk.net
Read the accompanying discussion at Critical Practice
VENUE: Lecture Theatre, Chelsea College of Art &Design (entrance via Atterbury Street opposite Tate Britain) Millbank , London. SW1P 4JU