Sculpting with Sounds, Images, and Words
Prerequisites
Prior experience in music, literature, art practice or computer programming is welcome but not required.
Course Description
Throughout history and across cultures, multimedia forms of expression have flourished from East to West. Whether it’s Coldplay's music videos, Disney’s classic Fantasia, Pepsi commercials, Wagner’s operas, Miyazaki’s anime, or Japan's traditional Noh theater, the interplay of sound, images, and words creates powerful experiences. What are the individual strengths of these modes of expression, and how can they combine to create something extraordinary? How can we harness these elements in an online context? Is the web the new stage for multimedia theater? What makes the poetry of intermodal metaphors so unique?
This course offers you the chance to tackle these questions through creative web-based projects. You’ll engage in in-class viewings of multimedia works, participate in analyses and debates, and dive into relevant readings and student presentations. The seminar will take place at the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, where cutting-edge media technologies are developed. Whether you have a background in music, literature, art, or computer programming, or you’re new to these fields, your unique perspective is welcome. Join us for an inspiring exploration of the vibrant world of multimedia art.
Meet the Instructor: Jarosław Kapuściński
"My creative interests lie at the intersection of music, video art, and theater. I am passionate about creating and performing works in which musical instruments control multimedia content, blending sound and visuals in innovative ways. Throughout my career, I have collaborated with poets, animators, cinematographers, photographers, dancers, and choreographers.
"My work has been presented at many prestigious venues such as New York's MoMA and the Pompidou Center in Paris. I have also received recognition at international video and media festivals in Canada, France, Switzerland, and the United States. My artistic journey began with training as a classical pianist and composer at the Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw, which I later expanded into multimedia at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada and during my doctoral studies at UC San Diego.
"In addition to my creative endeavors, I have lectured internationally and taught at various institutions, including McGill University in Montreal and the Royal Academy of Arts and Music in The Hague. Currently, at Stanford University, I teach seminars in composition, conduct workshops for intermedia artists, and offer classes focused on Japanese traditional music and arts."
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