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This exhibition is a work in progress, exploring sonic and haptic textures documented by UOW participants in the recent University of Sydney excavation of the Paphos Theatre, Cyprus.
About the project...
Since 1996 Professor Diana Wood Conroy from the Faculty of Creative Arts has been contributing to the University of Sydney’s Paphos Theatre Excavation project directed by Professor Richard Green, which has involved mapping an ancient theatre in Cyprus through sound and image. The final excavation of the theatre took place this year from 1 April – 15 May 2006.
The 2006 UOW Faculty of Creative Arts project titled ‘Sonic Architecture: Mapping the Ancient Theatre through Sound and Image’ was awarded a UOW Vice-Chancellor Challenge Grant to assist in it’s contribution to the final excavation.
The $10,000 grant has been developed through the Sonic Arts Research Network with the support of Associate Professor Greg Schiemer and supported the travel of key researchers, equipment and a multi-media exhibition.
The project relates acoustics to archaeological drawing and photography. It asks – how might an understanding of the ancient theatre give contemporary artists new imaginative insights in working at the cutting edge of electronic technologies? The way in which site topology (the study of a given place and its history) can be mapped into acoustic properties is a key question.
Researchers hope to re-create architectural spaces suitable for live performance of many theatrical genres across the disciplines of the Faculty of Creative Arts.
This exhibition is presented by UOW team members, Professor Wood Conroy, Brogan Bunt, Diane Epoff with Stephen Ingham - opened by Associate Professor Greg Schiemer.
Professor Wood Conroy launched a book in 2004 based on her experiences excavating the ancient theatre of Paphos. The text takes readers on an imaginative journey through the evolution of theatres, uncovering the complex world of the Eastern Mediterranean, both ancient and modern. The Fabric of Ancient Theatre is a series of excavation journals and explores culture and myth through personal and eclectic writing.
“It’s fascinating to realise that the ancient theatre brought together architecture, sculpture, painting, poetry, music and drama. We hope to recreate these conversations between disciplines in the Faculty of Creative Arts,” said Professor Wood Conroy.
(UOW Media Release: 21 March 2006)
UOW team included: Professor Wood Conroy, Brogan Bunt, Dr Ian McGrath, Diane Epoff, Cameron Candy, Matt Dalton, Amanda Hodder and Amanda Muscat. (not in order of photo)
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