FLUTTER

This is a private page created to showcase the work for onward funding. This page contains AUDIO LINKS, and also some visual documentation of the collaboration in process with Mettje Hunnerman

FLUTTER - A sonic exploration of Topurette’s Syndrome for voice and electronics featuring Emma Lloyd, Caro Overy, John Hails and Deborah Shaw

‘Composed for four voices and electronics, this suite delves into themes of disruption and unpredictability, tracing the journey of tics through the body over a lifetime. It reflects the premonitory sensations (the overwhelming urge to move), that often precede tics, along with the feelings of shame they can bring. At the same time, the composition explores a desire for order, conformity, and connection, and how solace can be found through sound. The work is dynamic often chaotic sonic landscape, punctuated by moments of euphoric calm that offer welcome respite.’

VIDEO SKETCHES - Initial explorations with Mettje Hunnerman ‘n response to Deborah Shaw’s sound piece “Flutter,” I propose a light sculpture made from geometrically connected strings within a spherical bamboo structure (1.5m diameter, 1.5kg max). 
Using video projections onto the intricate network of strings, light becomes a tactile, sculptural element that mirrors the sonic textures of “Flutter,” from jarring rhythms and glitches to calming harmonies.

This immersive visual experience aims to evoke physical sensations akin to how we perceive calm, fear, nervous tension and muscular movement through our bodies. 

The strings act as a dynamic canvas, capturing the tension and release central to Shaw’s exploration of mental health, vocal and physical tics, and the therapeutic potential of sound.