What I Hear

On my soundwalk, I had the opportunity to listen to an enclosed environment from the evening as it shifted late into the night. At first there were a lot of sound signals with lots of chatter and excitement as ideas were discussed, keys were being typed at a keyboard, and printers were spitting out paperwork. At this point in the hour, the keynotes of the atmosphere can be heard from the rowdy-hectic outsiders running around. As time goes by, the energy within the room started to calm down as the typing at the keyboard began to slow down along with the slowing of the printers. The discussing of ideas slowly turn into a different type of chatter that leads to laughter filling the room. Music and videos spark even louder laughter as that begins to shift to be the signal sounds and the background noises ironically turn into the quieting in the hallways beyond our enclosed environment. This was my favorite time to listen to because I could hear all of the happiness and energy bursting through all of the noises being created. Nothing was forced or fake in those moments and there was nothing but positive noises filling the room. These sounds simmered down into a calm silence which matched the quieting that had happened long before outside of the space. I surprisingly enjoyed this time as well; normally I prefer to be in places that have a lot of keynotes going on as well as multiple sources of sound signals because it gives me comfort. This experience taught me to appreciate all types of atmospheres and to be open to new and unfamiliar experiences.

Defining a Space Project

Hunter College Theater Department: Defining a Space Project from Eva Senatore on Vimeo.

This is a project for my Media Production 160 class where we were given a limited amount of time to take footage and edit a short piece to define a place that we like to be in. As a theater minor, I love to hang out in the theater department and be around my fellow classmates and look at all of the fun work that my friends are designing and working on. This is a little taste of a place to which I have found made a home.

Artist Statment

As an artist and a media maker, I am fascinated by the different mediums that can be used for expression. Being able to create art and precious moments while having the tools to document and share them is a powerful element in being a positive influence to the world that we live in. The progression of technology has given our society a new spin on the way our generation can create and share their works while constantly absorbing art and media that we are continuously scanning. I want to be a part of shaping the new platforms that our society depends on that so deeply influence the world we live in. My curiosities lie within the realm of theater and media; ranging from acting, singing, lighting design and costume design to web design, game design and animation. I want to be able to use these tools to create works that excite and inspire people in order to generate a spark to shape our society to make our world a better place. Being a performer has given me the appreciation for seeing every situation in a new light. My goal is to use my expressions to help people understand that every moment has meaning and that it is extremely important to appreciate how precious life is. We live in a world where stress and work pile on top of the life that we would rather be living; we tend to overlook what really matters to us because we get so swept up. I don’t want to create media that makes people zone out, I want to create works that engage and inspire people to be better versions of them. I have yet to figure out what medium I want to do this with. For the time being, I am exploring and learning new forms of expression to expand my knowledge in order to create pathways for new opportunities.