I am interested in improvising with field recording. In last year collaborate project, Miles, Aparna and I did an improvisational performance with a Butoh dancer, Mai. In the performance, I used field recording to improvise, which I found interesting, and have a lot potential to use field recording only for improvisation. Later in that year, we had a workshop with Aniruddha Das where his practice are using field recording as sample to improvise. Although his approach is more acousmatic (reduce bit depth and sampling frequency), it still shows the possibility of using field recording as the only source for improvisation.
For this project, I am thinking to only use ‘sound of working’ as the material for an improvising performance. Using field recording to capture the craftsmanship zone (the crafter who is intensive concentrate in presence and constantly making) and perform with it, since performances have the same state of mind (concentrate to the presence). Improvising can put this idea further, where the performers constantly listen to the sounds in presence, and interact with it. No matter is compromising, changing or accompany with presence sounds. It is same as crafting, where the maker have keep checking, refining and adjusting the things that they are making.