Date of Award
4-2022
Degree Name
Master of Music
Department
Music
First Advisor
Lisa R. Coons, Ph.D
Second Advisor
Christopher Biggs, D.M.A.
Third Advisor
Patrick D. Wilson, M.F.A.
Keywords
Biodata, installation, music, sculpture, sonification, sounding
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
FUNGAL CHAPEL is an interactive installation exploring the ties between people and place through the deconstructed visual language of Judeo-Christian religious iconography. Comprising five sculptures; BELFRY, OFFERTORY, BAPTISMAL, DOORWAY, and ALTAR, visitors are encouraged to interact on multiple levels of physical touch and consciousness, including pouring water, self-expression through writing, interacting with sonified fungal biodata, meditation, and offering and receiving gifts. Most of the objects in the chapel are “sounding sculptures” hooked up to contact microphones with added effects, and can be manipulated to produce a variety of musical sounds. Through the process of semi-guided ritual as an individual moves through the space, visitors are given space to reflect, to participate in reciprocity, and to experience kinship with their environment.
Recommended Citation
Cerberville, Gabrielle Joy, "FUNGAL CHAPEL" (2022). Masters Theses. 5336.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/5336