The Sound of Identity: The Artistic Interpretations of Wāhine Māori Through Audio Portraiture (66158)
Session Chair: Spencer Scanlan
Saturday, January 7, 2023 (09:25)
Session: Session 1
Room: 317A
Presentation Type:Oral Presentation
Artistic interpretations grounded in Māori ways of knowing and understandings explores specifically how audio-portraiture might capture and embody the essence of Māori women through sound, by responding to multiple dimensions of their identity. Such portraiture seeks to respond to the physical and the spiritual nature of the wairua (spirit) and mauri (life-energy) of particular wāhine, through the creation of a sonic immersive experience that utilises binaural and immersive sound technologies. Significantly, it does not assume that a portrait is a visual document. I define a portrait as an original rendering of an individual’s identity. I am a wahine Māori (Māori woman), and my identity and that of the wāhine (women) I have collaborated and created with is predicated on our shared cultural beliefs and values. This research proposes that a portrait might reach beyond the surface into something richer and more profound.
Authors:
Maree Sheehan, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Maree Sheehan is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Auckland university of Technology in New Zealand
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