Work III

Gareth Hudson; Phil Begg

Work III

Gareth Hudson (Artist), Phil Begg (Composer)

Research output: Non-textual form › Artefact

Abstract

Work III began as a collaboration with Andy Hanson, an EEG Technologist at Newcastle University’s Institute of Neuroscience. An EEG recording of Gareth Hudson’s brain was filtered through a custom piece of software that was used to simulate what would happen to these brain waves during a fatal cardiac arrest. The results were used by Phil Begg who translated the data for a string quartet as part of a soundscape which formed the basis for a five screen, video-mapped installation emulating a modern Danse Macabre. The work aims to evoke aspects of Martin Heidegger’s “Being-Towards-Death” and the sublime, both experiences which
allow us to confront our finitude.

Original language	English
Media of output	Installation
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2015

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Work III

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Ribalta Experimental Film Festival (REFF) - Experimental Shorts: Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt - Work III Addendum

Everything was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt

Excerpts from Work I, II and III

Work I

Work II

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