vibration, hearing, and balance

communicating through sound:

Sound, or “pressure waves”, are generated by vibrating structures (e.g. vocal cords); these pressure waves can also induce the vibration of structures (e.g. ear drum).

Psychoacoustics is the study of subjective human perception of sounds. Alternatively it can be described as the study of the psychological correlates of the physical parameters of acoustics.

So I make a sound – that sound creates a vibration. That vibration travels into your ear and vibrates your eardrum. At some point we are connected. We are connected more often than we realize.

sound component of celebrations. the non tangible element of creating an experience. communicating as an artist through these vibrations.

introverted experience vs. the extroverted experience

deafness – hypersensitivity to vibration

deaf percussionist eveyln glennie

the eardrum is also the place of balance. The ear is the sense organ that detects sounds. The vertebrate ear shows a common biology from fish to humans, with variations in structure according to order and species. It not only acts as a receiver for sound, but plays a major role in the sense of balance and body position. The ear is part of the auditory system.

so it’s a natural inclination to feel vibration in your ear – or body and then to want to send that vibration out through movement. to be a part of that current.

Can deaf people do this better? there is something about not being able to hear that causes you to tune into the “lower” frequencies going on around us. Or, in my experience, not being able to understand the language around me has caused my intuitive senses to highten and I actually hear MORE or understand MORE than what I would have just through speech communication.

Being blind hightens your hearing emensily. what is the name of that bling guy who pioneered navigtion through a series of clicks?

I’m interested in:

1. the sending and receiving of vibration from one person to another as a form of communicating.
2. the importance sound plays in a ritual experience
3. the experience of vibration through restricted or handicapped means.

Are there any deaf or blind readers who can share about their experience? Or anyone who works/lives with deaf or blind persons?

Ritual: tattoo

moko - maori tattoo

Everybody’s account about Mataora being responsible for bringing Moko to this world would be correct. In general, we all know that Mataora journeyed to Rarohenga on a quest to win back the heart of his beloved wife, Niwareka, and in doing so received the Moko from his father in-law, Uetonga. As a result of that he also learnt how to apply Moko – or Ta-Moko. However, it is apparent by this account that, Moko was an art form and a practice already developed and established somewhere other than the original homeland of Hawaiki. http://www.tamoko.org.nz/

tahitian tattoo

Tattoos have served as rites of passage, marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talismans, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts. The symbolism and impact of tattoos varies in different places and cultures, sometimes with unintended consequences. wikipedia

female moko

Fashion and custom required among the Maoris that their women should also receive certain marks of moko; and these portraits fairly well indicate the extent to which this was practised. The lips and chin were the chief objects of attention to the artist in moko; and the idea seems to have been that the woman’s lips should be not only full but blue—a combination which was regarded as the height of feminine beauty. It seems quite clear that a red lip was looked on as a reproach or disfigurement. The moko on the lips consisted of horizontal lines, as with the men.

http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-RobMoko-t1-body-d1-d4.html

Fête des Tuileries à Paris/rechercher de la “fair”

A two month “fair” (or Fête in French, but I’m not sure that is the correct French word – do you know? leave it in the comments section) Aux (at the) Jardins des Tuileries .

I went with Lucien yesterday (he is the ( 5 year old that I nanny). We had a fun time, being with a 5 year old I got a different perspective than if I had gone with a partner or friend. But the “fair” is cool because it has something for everyone – seriously.

It is romantic and mysterious to me. Nostalgia both american and european invaded my mind in the form of of vaudeville acts, the circus, Ripely’s, and other traveling shows. Concepts of physics were also very present in my mind and I remembered highschool and learning about potential energy and velocity and all that.

One of the men tried to “help” lucien aim his gun and i noticed he was intentionally pointing it away from the intended target. I felt resentful – why trick a 5 year old? But he got a little token for every game he played even if he was no successful.

Traveling carnival

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A portable Ferris Wheel in England

The Tilt-A-Whirl, another carnival favorite

A traveling carnival is an amusement show that may be made up of amusement rides, food vendors, merchandise vendors, games of chance and skill, thrill acts, animal acts or sideshow curiosities. A traveling carvnival is not set up at a permanent location, like an amusement park, and is moved from place to place. Its roots are similar to the 19th century circus with both being set up in open fields near or in town and moving to a new location after a period of time.^[1][2] Unlike Carnival celebrations or the European Funfair, the North American traveling carnival is not usually tied to a religious observance.

In 1893 the Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition (also called the Chicago World’s Fair) was the catalyst for the development of the traveling carnival.^[3] The Chicago World’s Fair had an area that included rides, games of chance, freak shows and burlesque. After the Chicago World’s Fair, traveling carnival companies began touring the United States. Due to the type of acts featured along with sometimes using dishonest business practices, the traveling carnivals were often looked down upon.

Modern traveling carnivals play both state and county fairs along with smaller venues such as church bazaars, volunteer fire department fund raisers and civic celebrations. Traditionally, on the evening of the last day of the events, the sponsoring organization will often pay for a fireworks display that signals the end of the day’s festivities.