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- Eduardo Menendez
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- I am a NY based Artist-Designer who is pursuing a MFA in Design & Technology degree at Parsons the New School For Design. This is my thesis research blog. Any comment will be appreciated.
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The social chord demo you did in class on Tuesday reminded me of an interesting experience. I don't know how relevant it is, but whatever. When I was in the Israeli army, we spent some time in the West Bank, guarding a small Jewish settlement near the town of Jenin. There were many small Arab villages all around us, each one with its own Mosque. Each mosque had a Muezzin, and in the evening if the wind was right we'd hear at least six or seven of them calling out the traditional call to prayer. Each one was a slightly different melody, at a different time, coming from a different direction. It always reminded me of ambient music in surround sound or something. Even as a non-Muslim, I found it very moving.
You mentioned logos and shields...it might be interesting to look at Japanese family crests, a similar tradition to European shields but with a different visual aesthetic.
There was an art teacher in my college, Ed Osbourne, who did a lot of sound installations. He did things where he'd make the windows of the museum into speakers, I think it would be interesting for you to look at his stuff. He has a very non-traditional approach to audio equipment.
One last thing and I'll stop bugging you: have you read Italo Calvino's book "Invisible Cities"? If you're thinking about urban landscapes on a philosophical level, you might like this book.
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