Thesis Project (Voice of Soil)

Abstract

Observation based on monitoring sound signal in soil, relating with root growth activity, decomposition activity, translating the signal into sound performance/installation to reflect on the current micro-environment underground, creating event and exhibition to invite audience make heartful connection to the soil, emphasizing on awareness of the relationship between nature and oneself.

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This research explores improvisation as a transformative practice for personal and collaborative awareness. By examining improvisation as a dynamic method of self-discovery, the study proposes that spontaneous engagement with one's environment can reveal and reshape habitual patterns of thought and movement. The research posits that improvisation serves as a philosophical and artistic approach to understanding individual experiences within the broader context of societal and historical consciousness. The core hypothesis suggests that each moment is a fluid intersection of past experiences and future possibilities, with improvisation acting as a mechanism to align personal rhythms with broader social and ecological contexts. Through intentional practices of bodily and mental exploration, individuals can develop heightened self-awareness, emotional expression, and adaptive capacities.

Improvisation in this research is to play with self-invention with heart, mind and body using objects/instruments as extension of expression to collaborate with partner and environment to experience unity or chaos.