Reading Responce 3

1. Identify the article you have selected and why you chose it.

I read Pauline Oliveros’ Deep Listening: Bridge To Collaboration but I was intrigued by the title and how the ideas of sound editing and capturing worked with the idea of artistic collaboration.

2. What are the main points of the essay?

Oliveros touches on several topics in the article. In the first section she discusses her feelings towards collaborating with other artists and how much joy just gets from working together with someone on a project. She discussed how the differences in artistic idea create a non-linear work of art. Overall, the reader can tell how much she enjoys collaborating with friends and successful artists to create an entirely new piece. With discussion about collaboration came discussion about collaboration technologies. Pauline Olveros tells the story of receiving her first tape recording form her mother in the late 1950’s. She marvels at how advanced recording technology has become since then and expresses her desire to see collaboration go to the internet so that artists can discuss and work together without even being in the same country. The article then transitions into Oliveros work called Sonic Mediations where she encourages her early love of recording sound and focusing on the listening process of these recording sounds. She then does what same may call a “shameless plug” for some of her work and for her foundation, which helps fund artists wishing to create pieces in this vein.

3. How are the ideas or arguments in this article relevant to your own practice as a media artist?

Although I think Oliveros’ discussion about collaboration was mostly a side note, I was interested in hear what a professional artist had to say about working together with others to produce a joint effort. In the future, I would like to write or work with a friend or fellow artist, because I think two artistic minds together can compliment each other and create a unique piece that one alone may not be able to do.