Historical Speech;
Martin Luther King 28.08.1963/ Adolf Hitler 1934
Hirohito (Emperor Showa) 15.08.1945 / Mahatma Gandhi 17.10.1931/ Diana Frances Spencer 09.08.1993
Mixed Media / Sound Installation
Slade School of Fine Art In Term Show
2009

The all words removed from five iconic speeches by converting with the MIDI programmed to instrumental sounds. The instruments were chosen from my impression of each speaker’s character, the narratives and the quality of the voice. As a result, the audio sounds from the historical speeches represent the nonverbal expressions, which lie behind the words. Music scores were also created from these sounds. A music score is not only musical notation, it is also a form of language which in ‘Historical Speech’ also helped to show visually the nonverbal expression inherent in the utterance.


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