Master of Voice is a Temporary Programme examining the voice as a unique discipline. The focus is on the human voice, as a means to or an end in itself, within artistic practice. The participating students work with the/their voice, exploring the voice in its various social, cultural and technological appearances – from vocal speech to ‘the speech act’ to singing. The programme includes a special orientation on gender and technology.

The human voice has always been an integrated part of modern art, notably within performance art, sound art and conceptual art. However, this programme starts from the notion of the voice as a single subject. Isn’t the voice, with its capacities to embody and adapt to all disciplines, the ultimate medium?

Master of Voice examines the voice and its prominent role in our post-industrial society. Our students are from different artistic backgrounds, including fine arts, design, choreography, dance, theatre, performance, music and documentary and other film. The curriculum combines research, study, experimentation and production in order to develop new artistic forms – individual or collective – which take the human voice as its primary material.

The Master of Voice reflects an increasing interest amongst a new generation of artists and writers, often female, who use the voice – subjectively and objectively – in their work (often described as a means to define their intimate relationship with the computer). This points to a condition: that ‘orality’ – spoken or in written text as the first person – has become a big issue today, a condition which, without doubt, is informed by processes of digitization and new technologies.

Taking the human voice into consideration could lead to new paradigms of the relation between technology and what is human. The Master of Voice provides an environment for this investigation.

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