Project 3 Statement

Scarlett Correa

Sound project

Due: 10/16/13

Artist Statement

     The premise of my concept, after many reevaluations, was to create a video based on sounds that many people, including me, find frustrating. The sounds I focused on are all incredibly bothersome to me: heavy breathing, vibrating alarm clocks, sniffles, coughing, loud chewing, and scratching, recorded with the help of my roommates who are incredibly loud when eating no matter what they do.

     In order to emphasize how these sounds can elevate blood pressure, I began the video with the softest sounds - breathing - so the audience would have to strain to listen at first. I then increased the intensity and frequency of the noises throughout the video. All layered over each other, they should grate the audience's nerves by the end of the three minutes.