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Given name: Cameron J









Surname: Laing









Email: info@cameronjlaing.com









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Title: Natural Forms and Transference









Format: Performance (8)









Main language: English









Abstract:
The work focuses on environmental audio as a source of sustainable audio and simulacra; the representation of the real in the digital age of AI and algorithmic intervention. Its process involves using field recordings (or live mic input) fed into an instrument system centred around the Norns Shield, MIDIgrid and sample playground script to create a generative real-time, improvisational performance. Through live manipulation, the familiar environmental textures are intuitively glitched, stretched, and re-animated, evolving organically from the authentic 'real' into a new, hyperreal composition of rhythm and melody. This transformative approach explores the space between the natural world and its digital representation which has its roots connected to the concept of Simulacra by the French theorist and author Jean Baudrillard.
As an artistic practice it is an ongoing investigation into the space between the authentic 'real' of the natural world and its technologically mediated representations, building auditory bridges that allow us to perceive the hidden rhythms and silent communications of the more-than-human world. Within the performance space it invites the audience to join the composer on a deep listening exploration. The constant evolving sound and harmonically rich textures requires adaptability as the glitched, digital artefact becomes a new, hyper-real experience that questions our very perception of nature and our symbiosis as humans, with the notion that only distortion utilised in the right way can lead to harmony.










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Short biographies of the presenter(s):
- Cameron is a British-Luxembourgish multi-disciplinary contemporary artist and musician whose transdisciplinary practice investigates the evolving relationship between nature, the environment and technology. With over 20 years of international experience he has an an extensive background in high-level production, and is uniquely informed by a BEng(Hons) degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering, which provides the technical foundation for his current artistic research into materiality, simulacra, and ecological sound.
  
  He has exhibited internationally, including Ars Electronica, and has been recognised by the Luxembourg Art Prize and through EU cultural initiatives.










Previous presentations or iterations of the research:
28th January - Bath Spa University (Immersive Audio Network Festival) Talk + playback














Requirements
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Additional information:
The core aspect of the work is related to the significamce of the material drawn from area. A minimum of days prior to the performance is required to allow for research, data collection, and rehearsal.

Private link of full methodology which features a link to representative examples: https://files.cargocollective.com/705961/Natural-Forms-and-Transference-Bio-Methodology-and-Portfolio.pdf










Spatial and technical requirements :
https://files.cargocollective.com/705961/Natural-Forms-and-Transference-Technical-Rider.pdf










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