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Creative Research into Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) is a research centre of the University of the Arts London dedicated to the exploration of the rich complexities of sound as an artistic practice.

 

Our main aim is to extend the development of the emerging disciplinary field of sound arts and to encourage the broadening and deepening of the discursive context in which sound arts is practised.

Research Feature: Into the Maelstrom: Music, Improvisation and the Dream of Freedom: Before 1970

In this first instalment of acclaimed music writer David Toop's interdisciplinary and sweeping overview of free improvisation, Into the Maelstrom: Music, Improvisation and the Dream of Freedom: Before 1970 introduces the philosophy and practice of improvisation (both musical and otherwise) within the historical context of the post-World War II era.
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Member Profile: Victoria Karlsson

Victoria Karlsson is a sound artist interested in the emotional and subjective aspects of sound and art. Investigating sound as both an inner and outer experience, she explores how we think about, remember, dream about sounds, and how this influences our experiences of sounds in our everyday. As a sound designer on several live art events, she creates sound environments that evoke alternative words and explore our experience of different spaces. Working closely with the director, performers and set designers to ensure sound becomes an integral part of the performance environment.
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News: Call for Contributions: In The Field 2

Dates: 5 and 6 July 2024 Venue: In person at London College of Communication, Elephant and Castle, London, SE1 6SB and online Deadline for proposals:  6 February 2024 Notification of acceptance:  15 March 2024 In 2024 we will revisit In The Field, over a decade since the first significant gathering of artists and researchers in 2013, to ask how has and how might the practice of field recording responded in these times?
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