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Major Project - Evaluation
For my project i choose to undertake a site specific research project based upon the ruined Yester Castle with its subterranean Goblin ha - and also looking into both the folklore surrounding it and the nature of folklore in general.
I undertook numerous trips to the site and collected photographs, videos and a number of field recordings.
My goal was to try and reflect the atmosphere and ambience of the area - whilst capturing the strange and mysterious folklore that makes this an amazing place.
I recorded around 50 or so field recordings and very quickly realised that audio/sound art would for the main focal point of this piece. I started using a program called Reaper which previous to this I had never used and set myself the goal of trying to work it out/program a coherent audio piece from it.
Focusing on the natural sounds and ambience, i edited and cut all of the recordings that I had made, to form jigsaw pieces that I could work with and program into a final product.
The final piece is aprox 5 minutes long and all the sounds heard are from natural recordings apart from a recital at the end. When I was in the Goblin Ha’ i decided to perform a reading of Sir Walter Scott “Marmion” - a stanza in which the “Wizard of Yester” Sir Hugo de Giffard was mentioned in and which contains the main basis for the folklore of the area.
“A clerk could tell what years have flown Since Alexander filled our throne, Third monarch of that warlike name, And eke the time when here he came To seek Sir Hugo, then our lord; A braver never drew a sword; A wiser never, at the hour Of midnight, spoke the word of power: The same, whom ancient records call The founder of the Goblin Hall. I would, Sir Knight, your longer stay Gave you that cavern to survey. Of lofty roof, and ample size, Beneath the castle deep it lies: To hew the living rock profound, The floor to pave, the arch to round, There never toiled a mortal arm - It all was wrought by word and charm; And I have heard my grandsire say, That the wild clamour and affray Of those dread artisans of hell, Who laboured under Hugo’s spell, Sounded as loud as ocean’s war Among the caverns of Dunbar. The king Lord Gifford’s castle sought, Deep labouring with uncertain thought: Even then he mustered all his host, To meet upon the western coast: For Norse and Danish galleys plied Their oars within the frith of Clyde. There floated Haco’s banner trim, Above Norwayan warriors grim, Savage of heart, and large of limb; Threatening both continent and isle, Bute, Arran, Cunninghame, and Kyle. Lord Gifford, deep beneath the ground, Heard Alexander’s bugle sound, And tarried not his garb to change, But, in his wizard habit strange, Came forth—a quaint and fearful sight: His mantle lined with fox-skins white; His high and wrinkled forehead bore A pointed cap, such as of yore Clerks say that Pharaoh’s Magi wore: His shoes were marked with cross and spell, Upon his breast a pentacle; His zone, of virgin parchment thin, Or, as some tell, of dead man’s skin, Bore many a planetary sign, Combust, and retrograde, and trine; And in his hand he held prepared A naked sword without a guard”
My aim for the audio piece was me trying to explore the uncertainty and mysterious nature of the area, i wanted to make the listen uncertain as to what the were listening to or being a part of, if it brought up emotions or feelings etc. I wanted to reflect the feelings of exploration and looking into the past as a form of ritual.
The second part of this piece was using the photographs that I had taken to go with the audio. Focusing on the strongest images - the ones that most reflect the feelings of the area I used a scanner and photocopy machine to degrade and unfocus the images - again, trying to reflect the feelings of uncertainty and mystery that you get there and again - in folklore in general.
I also printed out some quotes from Marmion and manipulated these as well using similar methods - dragging them across the scanner and scanning them again etc
Combining the text and the images by layering using acetates and continuous scanning again i used the 6 best ones and printed them onto heavy stock grey card - which was purely an aesthetic decision.
Lastly I printed out another manipulated image and printed this onto a large envelope which would house the prints and the audio which was burned onto an unmarked CD. I wanted the package to have no information on it in anyway - again, leaving the listener/viewer to make their minds up as to what this was.
The very last part of the piece was my previous tumblr post - i wanted to create own mythology and folklore for this item so described finding it in the Goblin Ha and with no reference to me making it - this was a very important part of the piece and one that I am extremely happy with.
Overall, i am very happy with the outcome and happy that I have learned new skills and new techniques to move forward with. On the down side, my scheduling and application still needs a lot of work - i have to take more responsibility for giving it all and doing the best that i possibly can through further self directed application.
Last week on the morning of the solar eclipse a very curious event occurred. Whilst out conducting research for my major project in Yester Castle - I came across this envelope lying near the opening of the subterranean Goblin Ha’.
As the sun faded out of the sky a cold wind closed around the area, the birds stopped singing and the nearby stream stopped flowing. A scent that i can only describe as “pear-like” reached its way around me and caused me to blink for what seems like an eternity. When I came to this envelope lay at my feet. Pristine and cold. I froze, unable to think straight, cold sweat covered my hands and the trees roared.
I tried to take a photo of where it was but my camera and my phone stopped working. If anyone knows Yester Castle, it lay to the right of the back entrance to the Goblin Ha’, it lay flat on the ground and was not covered nor obscured - just there.
I took it home with me, wary but excited as to what i had been given and by what force? Inside were 6 A4 cards with prints and words and a CD with no information on it. After a few hours of wondering do I really want to hear or see what was on the CD, curiosity got the better of me.
Approximately 5 minutes held sounds which I have no idea where they are from or what they are. The end of the “sounds” contains something which i would describe as chanting or a hymn of some kind. If anyone would like a copy of the “sounds” DM me and i will send you a link.
I have stored the envelope within an old steel suitcase and have hidden the key - it draws me close at times.
In short, this has stopped me in my tracks, i am not sure if i can or should continue with my research. Was this a warning or an encouragement?
Please post your thoughts as to how I should proceed with this.
Final piece for memory project in which i diverted from the audio pieces i was making using run out grooves.
A interactive piece where people could play the records if they wanted and were comfortable that they could remove said record from pile without collapse.
The main points are commenting on memories held in items(be it from previous owners or the current one), specifically a selection of my records, collected over the years which invariably i will remember where i bought/came across each one - and also something that was said to me a long time ago about being respectful when looking through old/obscure records. I was told that we should always try to remember that these were peoples dreams, they thought the were going to make it etc only for it to end up being unknown or discarded and therefore be respectful of them.
Music is such an emotive art form, it reminds us of special, good and bad times - often transporting us directly back to the moment associated. This is something that I am very interested in being a long term record collector.
The records on show and all the wall were all intended to be played and looked at if the viewer wanted to but meanwhile being suspended in form just as our memories are.
This piece was meant to highlight these themes whilst being playful and tactile which is something that my art doesn't reflect often and i am fairly pleased with it.
A few photos for my current project looking into the folklore and area around yester castle.
small line study
After chatting to Alan yesterday I have decided to sort of take a change in direction with where my final piece will go.
Looking into being more playful and tactile with my work and not trying to overthink or make my work be "too" thoughtful as I tend to go that way as a default.
So, my new(ish) idea is keeping with the theme of using my some of my records as my work and using still using the phrase "life has surface noise" as a point, I want to try and recreate either exactly or with other means of presenting some of my collection. I will also bring a portable turntable so people can listen to ones they want - i remember where and when I got pretty much every record I own and some hold special meanings to me.
Today I was playing about with compostions of some 7"s that I brought in and here are the results.. <continued in further posts>
Print using broken vinyl records.
Experiments with destroying vinyl records and re imagining them/
Mia Pearlman was born in the USA in 1974. Since receiving her BFA from Cornell University in 1996, she has exhibited internationally in numerous galleries and non-profit spaces.
I make site-specific cut paper installations, ephemeral drawings that inhabit space in both two and three dimensions. I first make complex line drawings on large rolls of paper in India ink. Then I cut out selected areas to create a new drawing, made of positive and negative space, on the reverse. Pinned into a sculptural form, these forms create a drawing in space. And finally, their shadows produce a wholly new drawing on and around the three dimensional drawing.
She has participated in numerous residencies (Lower East Side Printshop, Vermont Studio Center) and is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant. Pearlman lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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Runout groove recordings
Here I have tried to create a polyphonic pattern with my recordings of runout grooves and also overlaid a field recording of the Goblin Ha in Gifford, East Lothian.
I like how each person I play this to, it evoke different feelings and makes them think of different things - evoking memories from memories of records and experiences.
https://mega.co.nz/#!KlJkQBQa!xYXW2Cmj2Ua-IS4TAl4RX5U6zfcWPmxegi11rXvAtMA
Runout groove recordings
Following on from last post - used a few audio editing programs (reaper and audacity - neither of which I have used before!) to place all the recordings on top of each other in a monophonic pattern as they are all on the same BPM.
https://mega.co.nz/#!m9oDgYID!xdY8vZT6R3vScsTHmzOyhaNb7QxGGLVPPMUfzBBhzc8
