Creation of an Interactive Audio-Visual Installation «hálōs»

Student: Mikhail Batalov

Supervisor:

Educational Programme: Contemporary Art Practices (Master)

Final Grade: 9

Year of Graduation: 2024

Finding a home is the age-old question of finding identity and one's place in the world, that everyone has to face eventually. Especially in times of change, when the familiar and understandable cease to be, the question of what home is takes on a particular relevance. This topic was chosen by the author in the search of the answers to questions that arose during the creation of the main project of the diploma - a sound installation. How is the relationship with home built in modern cultural discourse, how do sound artists conceptualize this idea, is there any point in looking for your home, and how can sound turn space into a place, and a place into a home to live in?

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