Open call : The Sound and Sculpture Conference

Open Call

Call for Paper Presentations, Fixed / Live Pieces and Installations

DEADLINE: 1st March 2016
Click here to download a PDF version of this call 

The theme of this conference is open to interpretation and we welcome different and unique proposals, however topics for works and papers could include:

• The use of sound as sculpture
• The use of sculptural space in art
• Sound and 3-D presence
• Composing physicality in sound
• Composing/sculpting for space
• Sculptural instrument design
• The use of physical/visual sculpture as a sound instrument
• Sculpture/visual art as a graphic score
• Sound/music composition inspired or informed by visual artwork or visual art theory
• Cross discipline or multimedia works (involving sound/music and sculptural art)
• Examples (or issues) of musicality in visual art
• Musical or sonic approaches to visual arts
• Visual art that uses sound or music in some context

The conference will make use of the HISS, allowing works of up to 16 channels.

A section of the papers presented will be chosen to be published by the Huddersfield University Press.

Please submit the following requirements to soundandsculpturecon@gmail.com with the subject ‘SSC’

Paper Presentations – 20 minutes

Please submit:

• An abstract of 500 words or less
• Technical requirements i.e. projector, speakers
• A short biography of 100 words or less (including website links)

Fixed Media Music – up to 20 minutes

Please submit:

• An abstract of 500 words or less
• Technical requirements i.e. number of channels (UP TO 16), speaker set up
• A short biography of 100 words or less (including website links)
• Link to a stereo/mono sound file of the work (Soundcloud or other)

Live Performance – up to 20 minutes

(Please note SSC cannot provide any performers)
Please submit:

• An abstract of 500 words or less
• Technical requirements i.e. number of channels (UP TO 16)
• A short biography of 100 words or less (including website links)
• Link to a stereo/mono sound file or video of the work (Soundcloud, Youtube or other)

Installations 

Please submit:

• An abstract of 500 words or less
• Technical requirements and type and size of space needed
• A short biography of 100 words or less (including website links)
• Link to a stereo/mono sound file or video of the work or past work (Soundcloud, Youtube or other)

Any questions or issues please contact soundandsculpturecon@gmail.com