Isobel Mc Arthur on Oramics

On something like the Oramics machine, you can just draw. All people become composers

The idea of a ‘graphical music’ system consumed Oram. It typifies her view of electronic music not as a soulless, mechanically-controlled thing, but as organic, human and joyously imperfect as any other music. “It’s quite a democratic view: on something like the Oramics machine, you can just draw,” points out McArthur. “That gestural interface means all people become composers, conceivably, which ties back into her philosophy which says that, at a molecular level, we are sounds. We are all made up noisy atoms and vibrations – sound is at the core of who we are. I find that really inspiring.”

-Isobel Mc Arthur on Oramics and Daphne Oram

Oramics’ waveforms drawn on a glass plate by Daphne Oram. The round curves produce softer sounds, while the jagged spikes translate into harsher sounds

Oramics’ waveforms drawn on a glass plate by Daphne Oram. The round curves produce softer sounds, while the jagged spikes translate into harsher sounds

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Seth PricePatchwork Style Bag
Canvas, silk printed liners zippers, buckles, straps
48.03 x 95.67 in., 2012