Taking the time to call all those in my contacts, I wrote down their individual greetings and goodbyes and composed their scripts in order of who I called. Some were welcoming, some surprised, while others didn’t even pick up. Some had unique greetings, while others were pretty similar.
Framing a person by their style of speaking; I see an image of the person in each of these simple ways of a personal beginning and end
– a good idea to start with, though I still wish it was an audio work – since it’s about talking on the phone
– could still be some potential here, including sounds that signal phone conversations (ringing, clicking, hanging up, breath, etc.)
– I like how you designed the text – almost like a script – so it could work this way, maybe even re-performed as some experimental theatre!
– I hope you called lots of people – but could be good with a simple piece like this to really take it to an extreme, and call 100 contacts – or a round big number like that, with a clear rule
I have loved having you in my class Grace! And I can see how much your conceptual thinking has progressed – keep it up, and take more Experimental classes!
This was so fun to read, Grace! As you said, even with just tidbits of presumably larger conversations, I really got a sense of individuality from them. I could sense that certain people are closer to you than others or hadn’t spoken to you in as long, and got a sense of age, gender, personality, and even of place in some, which was interesting and added a whole other dimension. I enjoyed the format too. As Diane said, it could have been cool to hear the voices, but at the same time I found that stripping that additional factor of individual voice/inflection away and bringing it down to just the words was really cool and calming to read.
Sierra