Collaboration and Recursion: reflections on Chinese calligraphy and feedback

Iurii Kuzmin; Raul Masu; Omar Al Kanawati

Collaboration and Recursion: reflections on Chinese calligraphy and feedback

Abstract:

This paper delivers reflections on collaboration between a sound artist and an artist specializing in Chinese calligraphy, that resulted in the creation of a sound installation combining contemporary Chinese calligraphy with electroacoustic feedback. Adopting the “reflection-on-action” approach, the authors engaged in an in-depth discussion, revisiting the details of the creative process based on the extensive documentation arranged in a form of visual diary. The paper highlights three orders of recursivity that are either physically present in the work (feedback), defined the creative process (collaboration) and used as analytical tools (ecology) to discuss the dynamics of collaboration and cultural influences in NIME practice.