Channels of Ventriloquism In New Media Artworks

  • Victoria Bradbury CRUMB, Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss, University of Sunderland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7559/citarj.v6i1.124
Keywords: Code, Speech, Ventriloquism, Participation, Translation, Voice, Performativity

Abstract

This paper extends previous research relating puppetry to new media art. Two of the author’s artworks, Toast and Ventriloquisms for Fun and Profit, are used as case studies. The projects are summarised and insights that emerged from their implementation are proposed as results.  Throughout the text, ventriloquism diagrams are used to illustrate possibilities for directional transmission of speech and to reflect upon the roles of code, artist, and participant in new media artworks.

Author Biography

Victoria Bradbury, CRUMB, Curatorial Resource for Upstart Media Bliss, University of Sunderland
Victoria Bradbury is a visual artist weaving programming code, physical computing, body and object.  She is based in Newcastle UK and studies the performativity of code as a researcher with CRUMB. Her work has been shown at the Albright Knox and Hallwalls Galleries (Buffalo), Harvestworks and Cuchifritos (NYC), and Globe Gallery (Newcastle). She participated in the Shanghai Biennial IMMERSION: Art and Technology workshops (2012) and was a resident artist at Digital Media Labs in Barrow UK (2014) and Imagine Gallery, Beijing (2008).  Bradbury has presented research at xCoAx (Porto), ISEA 2013 (Sydney) and Re:Wire (Liverpool, 2011). She is a collaborator with Attaya Projects and a member of the New Media Caucus board. 

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Published
2014-12-30
Issue
Vol 6 No 1 (2014): Volume 6 - Number 1, 2014 (Special Issue)
Section
Articles

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