A Body of Objects

A Body of Objects is a single channel video piece cataloguing handmade instruments and found non-musical sound objects. By weaving together disparate sounds created by each instrument and sound object, A Body of Objects exalts the objecthood of these invented instruments and found items while disrupting ideas of linear listening. Each object has its own agency. Player and instrument work together to create a soundscape that invites listeners to think about sound and object as an encounter as opposed to the sequence they see; the instrument is played but as the video unfolds, it is increasingly difficult to place the action to the sound. The sound is mediated through the listeners’ perception and bodily attention, creating a unique subjective sonic experience that resists the hierarchy of linear compositions placed upon sound and engages in dialectical listening.