Symbiosis and Sympoiesis, Processing and Parasitism
A thinking through of the implications of a sonic practice oriented around live processing of external sonic inputs, in which production is ontologically dependant on the actions of others. Drawing on the concepts of sympoiesis (Beth Dempster, Donna Haraway) and parasitism (Michel Serres, A.V. Marraccini) to explore and explicate the potential of such a de-individualised and communally embedded model of creativity. Potential lines of inquiry include productive parasitism, ethics of relation, becoming-object, and the erotics of symbiosis.
Mark Wardlaw is a creative practitioner and current PhD candidate at the Newcastle University Music Department. His work is oriented around the real-time processing of musical performance using modular synthesis systems, and the theoretical and philosophical implications of such a practice.
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