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Water Project Paper

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This writing is on a project that is based around Water. New media, performance, video and sound projection will be used to explore movement and sound associated with water. The work will encompass a guitar with pedal effects and natural sound of water searching for a rhythmic sound and music pattern that represents water, as well as its importance to living and hydrating the human body, Video will also be used to show the contrasting calm and strength of water. The new media work will be titled Drink. For the development process of the work movement and sound of differing amplification was explored that could be representational of or effect water itself, where appropriate the natural sound of water in nature. Video projection will be used with original footage (shot by the artist) of water in its natural state, I will then manipulate the footage into an ritualistic state of repetition. Furthermore I will explored the effect on the human body, how much can be retained and consumed and the …show more content…

3 Litres of water a day for the average human male for female 2.2 litres. As the project develops I will explore more tribal water rituals as these rituals can be based around water and the spiritual power of water and sound (music), such as the tribal woman of Vanuatu. As I am personally not of these tribal decent, I will use what research I can on these performance ritual, to generate sound using modern methods, such as an electric guitar, effects pedals, computer based music modification and Video. I will explore the similarities and achieve a representation of water flow in the form of sound, music and video. The ritual process is based on purification/ release of the unclean. Water is removed or inserted into the being to purify the body of unclean fluids which is the belief of the time that the water can heal the body to today's medical

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