War speeches, as a powerful form of political rhetoric, go far beyond their immediate function of mobilization. They play a long-term role in shaping national memory, historical narratives, and the emotional construction of the public. In this sound-based artistic project, the reconstruction of wartime speeches through audio not only involves a reinterpretation of textual meaning,…

After reading the references in the lecture, I want to talk about Abbott, Paul. 2024. ‘Soot. We Grow Music!’ FORUM+. Amsterdam University Press. It is a provocative and poetic exploration of music as an emergent, relational process rather than a static object or product. Abbott, both a musician and writer, presents a deeply embodied and socially…

In this article, Ellen Denham explores the concrete roles and creative potential of improvisation as a generative tool in the creation of new opera through a series of practical case studies. She argues that traditional opera composition often relies on a top-down structure dominated by composers, librettists, and directors, whereas improvisation disrupts this linear process…

In his doctoral dissertation Opening Opera, H.R. Ingvarsson proposes a framework for integrating methods from improvised theatre into the creation and rehearsal processes of new music-dramas. He emphasizes that opera should not remain a closed system dictated solely by pre-written scores and rigid rehearsal routines. Instead, it should function as an open creative space where performers…

Bonnie Lander’s Coping Mechanisms is an improvised opera designed specifically for performers without a background in improvisation. The work functions not only as an artistic experiment but also as a hybrid space where pedagogy and creative practice intersect, offering opera singers a method of expression that integrates personal agency with ensemble responsiveness. Throughout the practical process, Lander…

After listening to the lecture on May 1st, I found interest in Mariam Rezaei’s SKEEN (2020), which is not merely an album—it is a radical act of sonic resistance, an interrogation of language, identity, and the sociopolitical conditions of contemporary Britain. The work pushes the boundaries of turntablism beyond its musical origins into the realm of political…

My work quotes the original audio of speeches by three famous leaders, Winston Churchill – We Will Fight on the Beaches (June 1940), Douglas MacArthur – The Old Soldier Never Dies (1951), Abraham Lincoln – Gettysburg Address (1863). Here are the lyrics below: Winston Churchill – We Will Fight on the Beaches (June 1940) We…

The Illusion of Perfect Separation Social life is increasingly presented as a one-way act of watching.The society of the spectacle is one where images dominate—a triumph of the visual.Images become a form of power, capable of constructing order and reshaping power structures.Through spectacle, images disseminate ideology and maintain the mainstream order.Media continuously produces spectacles, constructing…

The theme of this work is related to my research topic of EL1, ‘Trauma, Resistance, and Empathy: Sound Art in the Humanistic Predicament and Memory Reconstruction of Wars‘, which tries to record the war as well as recreate the feelings through sound. The original speeches of some important political figures serve as important referential elements…