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Dust of Silence

from CAA​—​16 by Mark Hannesson

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CAA-16 MARK HANNESSON (CA)

The sensory impression of
sound is very physical.
Depending on the materials
around us, we can feel it
in our bones, or a sensation
in our nostrils, or vibrating
under our feet.
Despite this physicality,
the technical data and
materials Mark Hannesson,
a Canadian composer and
University of Alberta
Professor, uses do not take
up much space or require much
storage. Mark works with
immaterial material, like
sound – reusing tools and
playback methods as possible.
His output for Cyland Audio
Archive called “Dust of
Silence” is similar to
storytelling and scientific
investigation at the same
time. He said:
“Made entirely from synthe-
sized sound, using
a synthesis technique called
physical modelling where the
sound making instrument is
described as physical mate-
rials and dimensions along
with descriptions of the
physical interactions with
the instrument. Since the
instrument(s) only exists
as (simplified) mathematical
models it can be manipulated

in ways that go beyond the
laws of the physical world.
The piece represents my
interest in music that exists
at the edge of audibility and
especially how this changes
the experience of listening.”
“Dust of Silence”, understood
as no sound, cannot be expe-
rienced as long as we are
alive, since our bodies are
quite a noisy places.
So we find ourselves in an
anechoic area and meet our
bodies in the realm of
inaudibility.

Curated by S.Komarov
& V.Dobrovolski
Lathe cut by S.Komarov
Text by V.Dobrovolski
Cyland Media Lab 2014
cyland.ru

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from CAA​—​16, released September 29, 2014

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The Cyland Audio Archive is a project of the Media Lab Cyland curated by Sergey Komarov

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