Sonic Art & Sound Design- P24:Sonic art is a new art form, or rather, forms. As we shall see, it can encompass a wide range of activities, perhaps wider than almost any other art form. It is an unusual case, based upon a medium that has traditionally been regarded as inferior and subservient to other creative or expressive forms. | 114 115 Cathy Lane Cathy Lane has an ongoing interest in sound memory and history which has lead to projects such as Hidden Lives a multi-channel site-specific sound installation and The Memory Machine an interactive sound installation premiered at Cybersonica at the ICA London in 2002 and further developed for the British Museum exhibition The Museum of the Mind Art and Memory in World Cultures in 2003 . More recently she was invited to work as a visiting artist with students in India to produce a site-specific installation exploring local history in Bangalore. She has also written and delivered papers on this area. Her previous electroacoustic music works have explored the metaphorical use of space and gesture as a compositional parameter. Other works include compositions and sound design for large-scale outdoor theatre productions film and video soundtracks live performance and installation work. She is currently engaged in research into live audiovisual performance and the design and development of new software tools. This page Cathy Lane recording in Iceland Much of this recording trip to Iceland was spent investigating the environment in microphysiological detail and texture. Chance encounters provided unexpected material. Images courtesy of Cathy Lane. INSTALLATIONS ENVIRONMENTS AND SCULPTURES ma Right Hidden Voices Hidden Voices is a dance performance installation created with choreographer Rosemary Butcher in 2004. The work was shortlisted for The Place Prize London and performed at the Tate Modern and other major European venues. A film version was broadcast on Channel 4 television in the UK over four successive nights. The soundtrack for Hidden Voices is created largely from spoken word recordings. Image courtesy of Cathy .
