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Lack of Proper Words

From: Sarah Boothroyd
Length: 00:01:00

A study of the sounds people make to fill silence. Read the full description.

Lack_of_proper_words_-_ninaraurusrex_-_contrast_small This one-minute piece incorporates reiterations, hesitations, and various verbal crutches.

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Piece Description

This one-minute piece incorporates reiterations, hesitations, and various verbal crutches.

Broadcast History

• Artwork selected for exhibition at the 2008 Yeosu Art Festival in South Korea, wherein audio works were played from a car equipped with a special speaker system, as the vehicle is positioned in various locations around the city
• Artwork selected by the Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) and Vox Novus for an online Canadian 60x60 gallery on Sonus.ca
• Artwork selected for the November 2008 Concordia University Electroacoustic Studies concert at Oscar Peterson Hall in Montreal
• Artwork selected for December 2008 “Art Matters” concert at Concordia University in Montreal
• Artwork selected for the Deep Wireless 6 sound art compilation CD
• Artwork selected for a “Radio Art Salon” at the Loop Studio Centre for Lively Arts in Toronto in May, 2009
• Artwork selected for exhibition at the Beijing 789 Biennial in August - September 2009
• Artwork broadcast during the Future Places Digital Media Festival in Portugal in October 2010
• Artwork featured in Replica exhibition at The New Gallery in Jerusalem in October 2010
• Artwork featured in Narrative/Identity exhibition at the AC Institute in New York City in February 2011

Related Website

http://www.sarahboothroyd.com