Denoted Structures

(2009)

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“Denoted Structures” is an interactive sound installation by Oliver Wilshen developed during his final year of study at the University of Brighton and as part of a BA Hons in Music and Visual Art.
This piece is based on the accumulation of my research into combining that of the pure and precise alongside the organic and irregular. I chose to work with a piano frame and its keyboard as I was interested in its ability to adapt and respond to evolving technologies throughout the last 300 years. From the plucked strings of the harpsichord through to the electric circuitry of organs and midi signalling of digital pianos, the keyboard has proved to be an enduring interface for the expression of human emotion and thought through sound and music.