Bernhard leitner s most popular book is the wittgenstein house. Download bernhard leitner sound space free books video. Image 5 of 5 from gallery of making space resonate. Leitner, who actually studied architecture, has been a visionary ever since the. Although leitner has a comprehensive website online, this book provides a more indepth understanding of leitner s design process from his hand sketches to finished product. The eye listens too, and the ear helps the eye to read. Of particular intrigue to me is the work of architect and sound artist bernhard leitner. Using the vocabulary of sound, leitner discusses how he uses sound to define space. Leitner, who actually studied architecture, has been a visionary ever since the very.
During the late 1960s in new york, austrian architect and artist bernhard leitner born 1938 designed the first sound space sculpture or architecture a multichannel architecture of sound. May 7, 20 spatial grid the spatial grid is a threedimensional grid of loudspeakers, a neutral frame for creating various spatial statements. The sound is programmed to travel from loudspeaker to loudspeaker. Austrianborn artist, bernhard leitner, talks about his sound spaces with resite at resonate. Leitner s work combines architecture, acoustics, and sculpture in an effort to establish a. Using the vocabulary of sound, leitner discusses how he uses sound to define space and create completely new worlds. Hemlock semiconductor building bauer askew architecture. Sound swing a minimum of four loudspeakers is required for a. Bernhard leitner born 1938 uses sound to create intimate spaces in which one can physically experience the movement of sound. Bernhard leitner noted this description under a 1969 drawing of the soundcube 1970, which was designed to heighten peoples acoustic and physical experience of sound. A room composed of 64 loudspeakers, the soundcube allowed for the sounds to travel from one side to another, circling, spiraling. Bernhard leitner earspacebodysound galerie georg kargl. Bernhard leitner has 20 books on goodreads with 90 ratings.
Four talks on the fourth dimension of architecture. This statement made by bernhard leitner, which initially seems absurd, can be explained in light of an interest that he still pursues today with unbroken passion and meticulousness. He introduced sound to the installation space, allowing the installation space to emerge through the sound. Bernhard leitner is considered a pioneer of the art form generally referred to as sound installation. Bernhard leitner is the author of the wittgenstein house 4. Bernhard leitner soundcube 1969 creating a sound defined space 64 speakers in a space allowing for sound to be shaped three dimensionally jenny cho the love of my life typology architecture architecture concept diagram architecture program architecture board architecture design architecture diagrams drawing architecture drawing face. Books by bernhard leitner author of the wittgenstein house. The zkm dedicates itself to contemporary developments within art and society in all media formats and systems. Leitner has been a pioneer in sound installation art and will speak about conceiving of sounds as architectural, or constructive material allowing a space to emerge. Holistic, wholebodylistening is an essential aspect of his work. Headscapes do not represent exterior space, but were conceived and created speci. Kj by alan licht music and painting have always existed side by side, but it was the deconstruc. A conversation between ulrich conrads and bernhard leitner explores the theme of sound, time and space.
Thinking sound and space, a groundbreaking conference that brought together architects, acoustical engineers, sound artists, journalists, museum directors and students for a unique and wideranging exchange of ideas and inspiration. Sound is projected and reflected from eight columns onto the ceiling. Space 1978 spatial grid the spatial grid is a threedimensional grid of loudspeakers, a neutral frame for creating various spatial statements. Sound chair, sound dome, serpentinata, sound column bernhard leitners sound space objects. Background noise follows the development of sound as an artistic medium and illustrates how sound is put to use within modes of composition, installation, and performance. This statement made by bernhard leitner, which initially seems absurd, can be explained in. While chronological in its structure, brandon labelles book is informed by spatial thinking weaving architecture, environments, and the specifics of location into the work of sound. Bernhard leitner 1938 is regarded as a pioneer, and is today one of the most prominent, internationally recognized artists in this new area of timebased plastic arts. January 21, 2012 by fosco lucarelli leave a comment. This monograph presents the first overview of multidisciplinary artist bernhard leitner b. In each of the four ceiling elements, sized 3 x 5m, a plastic membrane is fitted at the lower edge of the frame. Head spaces, only to be experienced with earphones, are not representations of exterior space.
Photograph by atelier leitner i can hear with my knee better than with my calves. Bernhard leitner s sound space objects and installations are all accessible and useable for the visitor. What i wish to suggest is that a consideration of these sound works enables us to identify a parallelism in. By means of pneumatic and mechanical forces the membrane transforms into an undulating surface.
This applies equally to bernhard leitner s largescale sound architectures and to his open urban sound spaces. Origins, development and ambiguities volume 14 issue 1 alan licht. He integrates mediabased art into his architecture, using exhibition visitors as resonating bodies and playing with their acoustic perceptions. Leitner s work always focused on the relationships between sound and space, or better sound as building material as the title of one of his retrospective exhibitions. Since the late 1960s, bernhard leitner has been working in the realm between architecture, sculpture, and music, conceiving of sounds as. Leitner opens a new field of work and experiment, enabling us to experience space, acoustically as well as physically, the essential feature being the inseparability of the visual and acoustic components of. Bernhard leitners soundcube, 1969 graphic design books. The taj mahal contains a huge empty domed space above the crypt. A room composed of 64 loudspeakers, the soundcube allowed for the sounds to travel from one side to another, circling, spiraling, changing in pitch and direction. Many years before the cylindre sonore, see previous post, in 1969, leitner began his research on sound defined space. Since the late 1960s, bernhard leitner has been working in the realm between architecture, sculpture. He tries to be precise in controlling effects and technologiesif you are delineating and characterizing space using sound, thats importantwhile allowing for surprises. Room, a gallery space filled two feet deep with dirt first realized in friedrichs.
Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Atelier bernhard leitner tonraumskulptur sound space sculpture book online at best prices in india on. During the late 1960s in new york, austrian architect and artist bernhard leitner born 1938 designed the first soundspace sculpture or. A good collection of bernhard leitner s inspiring sound art sculptures and sound art architecture. This publication is the first to survey leitner s visionary sketchbooks. In this composition i hear a rhizomic collective, which obeys, albeit contradictorily, a. From georg kargl fine arts, bernhard leitner, vertical space i 1975, 2 wooden drums with loudspeaker, cdplayer, amplifier.
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