{"id":197,"date":"2123-06-24T15:24:30","date_gmt":"2123-06-24T14:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/?p=197"},"modified":"2025-01-14T16:29:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T15:29:23","slug":"nullspace-choir-conducting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/nullspace-choir-conducting\/","title":{"rendered":"CHOIR CONDUCTING NULLSPACE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The duality between space and performers is at the heart of this audio-corporeal art. Space becomes the principal mediator of consonance, dissonance and resonance, of reflection and refraction, of emittance and transmittance, of harmony and disharmony, but also of suggesting and accepting, of guiding and following and of conducting and receiving. The space leverages this mediation and becomes saturated by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/signal-2023-07-06-223839_002-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/signal-2023-07-06-223839_002-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/signal-2023-07-06-223839_002-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/signal-2023-07-06-223839_002-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/signal-2023-07-06-223839_002-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/signal-2023-07-06-223839_002-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/signal-2023-07-06-223839_002-800x800.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/signal-2023-07-06-223839_002.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"942\" src=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hanne-pilgrim_55-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-942\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hanne-pilgrim_55-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hanne-pilgrim_55-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hanne-pilgrim_55-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hanne-pilgrim_55-1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Different &#8216;experimental&#8217; choirs led by Johannes Hiemetsberger, Chorus Sine Nomine (left) and Smaragd (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the question arises, who is conducting and who is conducted? Who or what is the instrument and what the instrumentation? A choir with all members being placed in isolated cubicles is not quite a choir. As few as two singers can elevate each other into a choir in cooperation with the ambient space. When tapping into the powers of space, singers can reinforce themselves into a homogeneous, space-pervading and elevating phenomenon. Is the reinforcing space then an instrument or a collaborator? Is the reinforcing and transmitting space the active and conducting source?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default has-electric-grass-gradient-background has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:60px;padding-bottom:60px;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CHOIR CONDUCTING study cases:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-extra-large-font-size\">\\ <strong>Lux Aeterna<\/strong> <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies of space from Ligeti&#8217;s choir score. <a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/?p=260\">Learn More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-extra-large-font-size\">\\ <strong>Mapping gestures<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Conducting gestures to control audio in real time. <a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/?p=134\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-extra-large-font-size\">\\ <strong><strong>Audience participation<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Participative approaches to choir polyphony. <a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/?p=132\">Learn more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here is some of the output originated in this Nullspace:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:56px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-blockgrid iscvblock iscvhybrid grid1 layout1\" id=\"pt-cv-view-8a471c8z0c\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"3\"><div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/tallis-in-wonderland\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/smooth-spaces-design-elements-.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/smooth-spaces-design-elements-.png 500w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/smooth-spaces-design-elements--300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/smooth-spaces-design-elements--150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/tallis-in-wonderland\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Tallis in Wonderland @ Atelierhaus (Akad. Bildende K\u00fcnste)<\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/mut-volkstheater\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mut-null.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mut-null.png 500w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mut-null-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mut-null-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/mut-volkstheater\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Mut, jede Stimme z\u00e4hlt @ Volkstheater<\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/sacrum\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sacrum-null.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sacrum-null.png 500w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sacrum-null-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sacrum-null-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/sacrum\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Sacrum @ Semperdepot<\/a><\/h4><\/div>\n<div class=\" pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class=\"pt-cv-thumb-wrapper  \"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/conducting-spaces-ars-electronica\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ars-null-1.png\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ars-null-1.png 500w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ars-null-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/ars-null-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/conducting-spaces-ars-electronica\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Conducting Spaces @ Ars Electronica<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"pt-cv-inline-style-f65321fh0v\">\n#pt-cv-view-8a471c8z0c .pt-cv-thumb-wrapper:not(.miniwrap) {  }#pt-cv-view-8a471c8z0c .pt-cv-thumbnail:not(.pt-cv-thumbnailsm) { height: 250px; 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Space becomes the principal mediator of consonance, dissonance and resonance, of reflection and refraction, of emittance and transmittance, of harmony and disharmony, but also of suggesting and accepting, of guiding and following and of conducting and receiving. The space leverages this &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/nullspace-choir-conducting\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;CHOIR CONDUCTING NULLSPACE&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":1098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,46],"tags":[],"coauthors":[71],"class_list":["post-197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-null-choirconducting","category-nullspaces-meta"],"featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-300x150.png",300,150,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-768x384.png",768,384,true],"large":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-1024x512.png",950,475,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-1536x768.png",1536,768,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces.png",2048,1024,false],"inspiro-featured-image":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-2000x1000.png",2000,1000,true],"inspiro-loop":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-950x320.png",950,320,true],"inspiro-loop@2x":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-1900x640.png",1900,640,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-600x400.png",600,400,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail@2x":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-1200x800.png",1200,800,true],"portfolio_item-masonry":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-600x300.png",600,300,true],"portfolio_item-masonry@2x":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-1200x600.png",1200,600,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_cinema":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-800x335.png",800,335,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-600x900.png",600,900,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_portrait@2x":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-1200x1024.png",1200,1024,true],"portfolio_item-thumbnail_square":["https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/conductingspaces-800x800.png",800,800,true]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2177,"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197\/revisions\/2177"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-smooth.space\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}