An Unpopular War

Now this is a real challenge! I have never worked with Garage Band or Audacity, so it was fun, to say the least! I wanted to create an abstract piece about the events following and including 9/11; a bit of an anti war statement. I wanted to substitute musical sounds for military sounds, for example drums beats for soldiers, synthesizer for weapon sounds, etc.

I was a little foggy on the directions for this project, so this might be out in right field, but I liked the outcome.

I am fascinated by the concept of synethsesia, (spelling..ugh), the condition some people have when they are able to combine some of their senses, rather than having them operate independently. An example is when a person can feel the size and texture of numbers or they can taste music. I personally think this could be a possibility for everyone, it's just not something we have given the opportunity to refine. Or perhaps it is a recent evolution, who knows. But this assignment brought out these thoughts once again for me. When one uses music to feel or see something, that person moves beyond the use of a sense working independently. We all do that right? So why not try to take it further? How does music taste? What feelings are generated by different colors? What do you hear when you taste certain food? Its fascinating stuff if you think about it. Artistic people are prone to synethsesia more than others. Don't tell me you haven't thought about it.........hello?

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