My audio piece, titled ‘Into the Subconscious’, explores the hidden sense of authority within our everyday lives that often remains unnoticed until it is pointed out. Whether this be long-standing traditional authority, inequality, or situations that demand control of one or more unwilling participants.

Over the past few years, I have slowly become more aware of the strict obedience people display towards abstract concepts that deeply affect the way a person perceives themselves and others. I’ve also observed the ways in which it can be deeply ingrained into our thoughts; often through tactics of guilt, manipulation, and fear of social rejection and isolation. Yet the troubling effects of these restrictions is usually lost within the familiar background noise of our lives, as shown within my work, and can only be seen within the dark depths of our brains.
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INFLUENCES/REFERENCES:

Influence:
- Anderson, L 1981, O' Superman, online video, Thursday March 12th 2009, vimeo.com, viewed on Thursday March 5th 2015,  < https://vimeo.com/3610524 >

Into the Subconscious

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Have you ever wanted the opportunity to secretly eavesdrop on other people’s conversations? Well, now you can! The spoken dialogue you’re about to listen to is based off recent private messages that currently reside within my inbox. Be warned, you may find some of these discussions to be confronting. Voices have even been changed to protect the identities of those involved…

Originally, while planning this project, I had considered showcasing a visual piece for this exhibition as this has always been my preferred choice of medium. But after viewing Zimoun’s Installations and Sculptures (2009) during a tutorial, I wanted to challenge my creative process by producing a work that an audience could engage with through space rather than simply viewing it from a distance. Much of the repetition involves a pattern of varying sound locations to contribute to the conversational nature of the piece.


REFERENCES: 

Zimoun, 2009, Zimoun: Complication Video 3.6, online video, 24 October, Vimeo, viewed 8 October 2015, <https://vimeo.com/7235817>

Voskov Craft, 2012, Facebook message (sound), online video, 14 May, YouTube, viewed 15 October 2015, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXYzDX-2o74>


Kate B.