Re: intelligence is in the ear of the beholder

["dp" <dp@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>> certainly it has to do with personal culture, and the way others
>> perceive it has to do with their own, but in the end i cannot
>> see how, out of pure rationalism, one can establish the amount of
>> intelligence of a sound.
> 
> what Xenakis is saying is that sound is the modulator for the intelligence
> carrier of the composer...or like Tobias says: "sound is intelligence's
> bitch"...or sound is the vehicle and intelligence is the driver/engine... 
> 

yes, i see this better. 

i would hate to feel that somewhere out there are some parameters
set by someone (talking about power issues) which alone determine
quality of art. 

this year's venice's biennale deals exactly with this topic:
"Dreams and Conflicts: The Dictatorship of the Viewer"
and i would add: of the Listener. 

"sound is the vehicle and intelligence is the driver/engine"
the listeners' life (meaning the whole lot) is the ultimate
interpretation tool, the link to this so called intelligence. 

there might be many misunderstandings... but that's part of the game
and at times makes an individual feel unique. 

 

 -l-@dp 

 

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