Raw Materials
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"Raw Materials" is a large-scale sound installation by American artist Bruce Nauman that layers and projects his recorded texts through a long corridor to immerse visitors in a disorienting, language-focused environment.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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installation art ⓘ sound installation ⓘ |
| artForm | contemporary installation ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
to destabilize conventional listening
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to immerse visitors in language ⓘ |
| conceptualStrategy | using language as sculptural material ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bruce Nauman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| effectOnAudience |
disorientation
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heightened awareness of language ⓘ |
| experienceType | immersive ⓘ |
| focus |
physical presence of sound in space
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relationship between body and language ⓘ |
| genre | sound art ⓘ |
| hasForm | corridor-based sound work ⓘ |
| hasPart |
audio projections
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corridor installation ⓘ recorded texts ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Raw Materials ⓘ |
| installationType | site-specific installation ⓘ |
| intendedSetting |
gallery
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museum ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
disorientation
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language ⓘ perception ⓘ speech ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ postminimalism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
focus on language as material
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immersive auditory environment ⓘ layering of multiple voice recordings ⓘ long corridor of sound ⓘ |
| perceptualStrategy |
directional sound along a path
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overlapping voices ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| soundConfiguration | multi-channel audio ⓘ |
| soundSource | artist’s own recorded texts ⓘ |
| spatialArrangement | speakers distributed along a corridor ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
loudspeakers
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recorded voice ⓘ sound ⓘ |
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