Melbourne Conservatorium of Music - Theses
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Item“Without the room to roam we are but contained”( 2012)“Without the room to roam we are but contained” is an investigation into why the body travels between the security of one place, and on to foreign ‘unknown’ spaces. This research has been achieved through my direct experience of places with high public circulation: the airport and the hotel room, in countries such as Japan and India. My observations about Nomadic movement in these surroundings were reinforced by this ‘Neu Nomad’s’ reading list of classic literature. This included Ernest Hemingway, Arthur Rimbaud and Jack Kerouac, to name but a few. Further research on the spatial philosophies of Henri Bergson and Yi Fu Tuan has been contrasted with a personalised spatial ethos. In order to visualise themes of Nomadism and connection to place, I created temporary studio sites in selected overseas locations. This study addresses the notion that ‘the spaces in between’: breaks in dialogue, the halts within space and missed connections, are the key factors in a Nomadic existence. These are the things that provide us with opportunities to roam in ‘duration’ beyond containment.