Sound art works in the structure of exhibition narrative. Methods of analysis
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2025-3-136-151
Abstract
The article defines the methods of studying the narrative of exhibitions that use works of sound art in the exposition. The exhibition is considered simultaneously as a form of artistic fiction, a form of information presentation and a communicative sign system capable of transmitting a special type of information message. Expanded interpretations of the concepts of “music” and “sound” are used, which allow us to study the exhibition narrative with any exhibits associated with sound or the idea of sound. The exhibition narrative is defined as a mixed text that uses a combination of verbal, audiovisual and spatial means to create and transmit a story about the exhibit. The structure of intratextual interrelationships of the narrative is considered through the correlation of different types of media. Taking into account the specificity of the form-content integrity of the exhibition, the methods by which sound art can convey a predetermined narrative. The identified methods are used as a research scheme for analyzing the exhibition narrative. Finally, the obtained scheme is tested on the example of the project “We are sound people! Music of the Russian Avant-Garde” and conclusions are drawn about the specifics of communicative levels, medial structure and the degree of narrativity of the exhibition.
About the Author
A. P. Lichagina
Russian State University for the Humanities
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasia P. Lichagina, applicant
bldg. 6, bld. 6, Miusskaya Square, Moscow, 125047
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Lichagina A.P. Sound art works in the structure of exhibition narrative. Methods of analysis. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2025;(3):136-151. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2025-3-136-151
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