Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) is a research centre of the University of the Arts London dedicated to the exploration of the rich complexities of sound as an artistic practice.

 

Our main aim is to extend the development of the emerging disciplinary field of sound arts and to encourage the broadening and deepening of the discursive context in which sound arts is practised.

Research Feature: Minuet On/Off

This is a piece composed for the group Automatic Writing Circle (AWC) and was commissioned for the opening of the Sonic Fusions festival in April 2014. It engages with the structural issues presented by the Minuet (in its 17th and 18th century variants) and with the limits of improvisation, understood in terms of the dérive. It engages with the structural issues presented by the Minuet (in its 17th and 18th century variants) and with the limits of improvisation, understood in terms of the dérive.
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Member Profile: Rob Mullender

Dr. Rob Mullender teaches sound, construction for film & television and critical/contextual studies on the Live Events and Television and Sound Arts and Design BAs at London College of Communication. He received his PhD in 2011, which looked at how light could be used to synthesise sound. Rob occasionally records, designs and mixes sound for film, and produces sculpture, sound, 2D, performance and moving image works when he can. Most recently he has performed Minor Conspiracy for adapted reed organ and eight breathing participants, and Happy Ending - a site specific intervention for improvising musicians and massage parlour.
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Blog: Online exhibition collection: 'Louder Whisper' 2011

Hidden away in the outer recesses of our website are some fantastic online exhibitions. 'Louder Whisper' was curated for CRiSAP by Meena Vari in 2011 and features works by and conversations with Ayisha Abraham, Abhishek Hazra, Yashas Shetty, Murali Cheeroth, Indu Antony, Jasmeen Patheja, Prayas Abhinav and diF (Ish S + Konrad Bayer). Each of these artist / musicians live and work in India.
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