Blackboard
Struggling to Hear....After Ludwig van Beethoven Sonatas, 2005The scores and notes of a music sheet are no longer legible within this lamda digital c print by Idris Khan.Lost Beethoven notes lay beneath thick black horizontal lines that seem to float like smoke rings, balanced one on top of another by a thick gray smog.Traces of the original white paper seep through the grey smog of the dotted bodies and curved tails of music notes.It's almost as if the music is completely destroyed through the superimposition of the thick black charcoal like lines.Within the layering, of creating, mixing and covering, there is a history of making sound and also of the loss of sound.In this way, Khan metaphorically echoes Beethoven's musical makings.
2 comments:
Hi Sarah, just to leave a quick note to say thanks for all your messages, and lovely comments, its really good to get feedback, and find out Im not the only one looking at it! Like the reorganisation of your blog, its starting to take on a good pattern - does make all the difference to accessing it - its the next job on my list! Take care, W.
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Thank you very much Wendy.
Your comments are much appreciated too. The photos are wonderful that you have posted on your blog and Im really enjoying interacting with the site!
I agree that reorganisation helps others to access information. I'm even finding it a lot easier to add things.
Thanks again for your comments. See you next week.x
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