Film Noise Aesthetics

‘Film Noise Aesthetics’ addresses the use of noise in experimental film, the aesthetics of sound and its relationship with experimental music and contemporary art. This was the final outcome from research during 2001 AHRB-funded research leave, and was developed from published work, ‘Phonic Art: Future of Music Is Not Music’ (Lovebytes Festival catalogue, March 2001) and ‘ONE’ (in ‘Diffusion’, ed Giles Lane & Catherine Williams, pub. Proboscis/Diffusion, 2000, ISBN 1 901 540 11). Presentations based on research for the writing of all three included: ‘Noise Listening & Signification’ (at ‘NoiseTheoryNoise #2’, University of Middlesex, Dept of Modern European Philosophy, 2004); ‘Film Noise Aesthetics’ (for ‘The Colour Out of Space’ symposium, Brighton Cinemateque, 2004); and ‘Time Sound Aesthetics’ (for ‘Access Sound File - Kill Your Timid Notions’ conference, Dundee Contemporary Art/Research Centre for Visual Art, University of Dundee, 2006)