Christian Dimpker

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N. 33 Holistic notation study I {Granular visions} 2024

The Holistic Notation Studies are a series of score-based works that extend notation beyond its traditional limits, involving electroacoustic elements, light, new media, machines, facial expressions and all kinds of human movements. They are based on the treatises Extended Notation: The Depiction of the Unconventional and Holistic Notation: Methods of Writing Scores for the Visual and Performing Arts.

The video art score N. 33 Holistic notation study I {Granular visions} takes a look into the greatest expanse and the finest microscopy. It fuses images and sounds that elude the lazy eye and ear, constantly escaping them. Visitors view the work through jeweller’s loupes, which – attached to a microscreen – add an extra layer of blurry deception and fuse the screen with the piece. The images and sounds cannot be pinned down because they only take shape in the granular range, usually between 5 and 80 ms, rarely longer. By doing so, the template evolves to a substantially new work, opens up abstract worlds while the flood rattles faster than the brain.

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Christian Dimpker

Germany

https://dimpker.com

Christian Dimpker is a composer and art theorist with a background in Philosophy, History and Sound Studies, culminating in a doctorate in Musicology and Composition. Dimpker’s music includes instrumental, vocal, orchestral, choral and electroacoustic works (opera N. 1-26) with a strong theoretical basis through the treatise Extended Notation: The Depiction of the Unconventional (LIT Verlag, 2013). Currently, Dimpker is expanding this artistic research – the upcoming monograph Holistic Notation: Methods of Writing Scores for the Visual and Performing Arts (Transcript Publishing/Columbia University Press, 2025) develops notations for extramusical events. It enables composers to write scores for light ballets, video, performance or mediatic dances (opera N. 27-38). All pieces are published by Universal Edition Vienna. Dimpker’s artistic research has been recognised through numerous grants, international performances and exhibitions.