Remixing the Colonial Keystone: Activating the Audible for Pedagogical Potential
Through a remix of the philosophies of artist and educator Joseph Beuys and artist Brian Eno, my arts-based research focuses on the process of art creation from Beuysian perspectives of art as social sculpture. Specifically, I examine my reflexive remix process of creating The Colonial Keystone Remix, a sound art composition with social critique as its ambition. Through reflective journaling about my creative process, I formulated a theoretical construct that I call the pedagogical harmonic, which I used as a guide for data collection and analysis of three process components necessary to establish the pedagogical harmonic in the sound composition. One process was to find locally sourced materials to function as foundational subject matter. Another process I employed was systems-based improvisational techniques inspired by Eno. Thirdly, reflexive listening throughout offered the key to locating the tacit knowledge creation capabilities of the pedagogical harmonic. This study offers pedagogical possibilities for learning critical social critique by creating sound art remixes of dominant cultural narratives with contemporary sounds of place toward a pedagogical harmonic.
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https://thosemeddlingpunkkids.info
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