Photo Essay
Theme: Music, Subtheme: Instruments and Vinyl
The theme of our photo essay is ‘Music’, and our sub-theme
is ‘instruments and vinyl’. We believe that we have reflected the notion of
‘everyday aesthetics’ (Murray 2008) by taking photos of musical instruments and
a various array of vinyl. Everyone has experienced the feeling of when music
has had the ability to “preserve moments in time”, to make you remember the
smallest memories or feelings because of the music that was playing. Whether it
is in the car, on a laptop, using an ipod or even just browsing in a shop, we
all take pleasure in the simple moments that music gives us. We believed that
by taking photos of our personal instrument and vinyl collection, we could give
light and beauty to the mundane objects that create the music, with which we
have compiled a “display and collection of (our) discovery”. We also wanted
make sure that we included vinyl and an iphone. This allowed us to portray how
technology may change how we listen to music, but the simple sensation that
experiencing music gives us, has not differed.
The song we chose to include in our video is called 12 Bar
Bruise by Melbourne band King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. We felt it was an
interesting choice because it was actually recorded using four iPhones; one
placed in front of the drums, one for the bass amp, one for the guitar amp and
one to sing directly into as well as a normal microphone. Because all the
levels are high enough, the four iPhones placed across the room actually pick
up all the instruments. It creates a highly reverberated sound. The point of
choosing this track was to tie in with the choice we made to take our photos on
smartphones in an effort to make a statement about multi-faceted usefulness of
smartphones. This again is used to juxtapose the images of instruments, which
portray the tradition way of playing and producing music.
Though our photos were not put in any particular order, we
believe that by including instruments, vinyl, an iphone and an
smartphone-created song, we can take you on a journey of music, showing the
differing avenues of which we can create and enjoy music.
References:
Murray, S (2008) Digital Images, Photo-Sharing, and Our Shifting Notions
of Everyday Aesthetics. Journal of Visual Culture August 2008 vol. 7(2).
147-163
Written permission from 'King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard' to use their music:
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