Points Further North: An acoustemological cartography of non-place

Abstract

This paper discusses Points Further North, a VR documentary that applies an expanded acoustemological framework to the acquisition and dissemination of audio-visual content in order to investigate a non-place that is characteristic of the Anthropocene. The project exploits the possibilities inherent in the amplification of the vibratory and electromagnetic spectra that permeate our urban environments: infrasonic/tactile elements are disseminated via wearable haptic interfaces and the electrical emissions of our technotope are sonified via the via use of electromagnetic transducers. In addition, the project explores the possibility of integrating mnemonic sound propagation as a relevant, affective component of a contingent soundscape.

KEYWORDS:

• Virtual reality
• acoustemology
• psychogeography
• sound studies
• cinema studies
• haptic sound