Darren Copeland (avec Alex Bulmer) - Life Unseen |
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| *** ENGLISH HERE *** Première partie - 31:42
Deuxième partie - 38:28
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Les mouvements "Réorganiser les sens" et "L'audition plutôt
que la vue" ont été réalisés avec l'aide
financière de la section Arts médiatiques du Conseil des
arts du Canada. Darren Copeland |
Darren Copeland (with Alex Bulmer) - Life Unseen |
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Life Unseen is a radiophonic tape composition. Over its seventy-minute duration, the work explores the subject of blindness from a variety of reference points. First of all, there is a tapestry of personal perspectives pulled together from interviews made in Vancouver, Canada during April of 1996: men and women of various ages with different experiences of blindness. Secondly, there is the leading voice of the writer-actress Alex Bulmer from Toronto, Canada who describes her gradual ten-year progression from being sighted to becoming legally blind. Finally, there is a mélange of styles and techniques blended by Darren Copeland from the recipe books of radio producers and electroacoustic composers: documentary commentary, storytelling, poetic monologue, acousmatic music, and soundscape composition. Part One - 31:42
Part two - 38:28
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There is a cast of generous contributors to whom I am extremely grateful.
First and foremost is Alex Bulmer. She wrote and performed the texts
that both connect and counterpoint the segments of interviews. Alex
and the composer interviewed the following visually impaired persons
from Vancouver: John Lyon, Linda Evans, Michelle Creedy, Allan Morgan,
Teresa Andrews, Gary Steeves, Nora Sarsons, Peg Mercer, Monty Lilburn,
and Shawn Kirkpatrick. Many thanks to Patricia Worrell at the CNIB (BC-Yukon
division) for coordinating the interviews and to Chris Miller for transcribing
into printed text. Critical insight and encouragement were offered from
Dr. Jonty Harrison, Lyn Wright, Hildegard Westerkamp, and Barry Truax.
And finally, the trip to Vancouver would not have run so smoothly without
the help of Daniel Jans, Norman Armour, Deborah Dunn, and Rita Bozi. Darren Copeland |
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