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Music Within Limits
KTH, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Human Centered Technology, Media Technology and Interaction Design, MID.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8904-7862
2022 (English)In: 2022 International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2022, p. 172-178Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

The creation of music relies heavily on, and is tightly intertwined with, mass production and industrialisation, making it virtually inseparable from many of the fundamental issues that make up the climate crisis today. Music (and the arts more generally) has the potential to play a role in influencing behaviour and effecting structural change by showcasing the issues at play and raising awareness around the magnitude of the crisis. However, digital music making contains an embedded political ecology and problematic history which must be assessed and acknowledged in order to effectively leverage this power. Therefore this paper will situate digital music within a cultural history of industrialisation, with all of the ecology contained therein. Building upon this, a set of approaches will be laid out that draw from established ICT4S concepts of limits theory and heuristic design, combined with artistic practice, proposing potential ways forward that will encourage digital music making to move towards a sustainable future and position musical tools to challenge societal norms.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) , 2022. p. 172-178
Keywords [en]
sustainability, music, political ecology, design, limits, music technology
National Category
Other Engineering and Technologies
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-320415DOI: 10.1109/ICT4S55073.2022.00028ISI: 000859727000017Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85136192110OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-320415DiVA, id: diva2:1709309
Conference
8th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S), JUN 13-17, 2022, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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SFLAB
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QC 20221108

Available from: 2022-11-08 Created: 2022-11-08 Last updated: 2026-05-08Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Configuring Alternative Human-Media Relations
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Configuring Alternative Human-Media Relations
2026 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

This thesis describes the design of a set of sound making devices. These were built asa Research through Design inquiry into how to confront the biases that guide thedesign of interfaces for digital media. Each of the resulting designed artifacts enactsalternatives to the so-called cornucopian paradigm of computing design, whichpromises permanence and endless growth.

The work is situated within Sustainable HCI (SHCI), specifically borrowing fromlimits and constraints-based design principles. The resulting designs include devicesthat manifest concepts of destruction, degrowth, and a reimagining of how to interactwith vast media libraries. An analysis of the devices points towards a set of specificdesign qualities that emerge from their creation and use.

These qualities suggest a move away from designing for unsustainable growth andpermanence and towards something based on the underlying characteristics of themedia itself. The portfolio thus represents a reconfiguration of the human-mediarelationship by designing for and with the limitations of our personal media.

Abstract [sv]

Denna avhandling beskriver framtagandet av en kollektion ljudframställande objekt.En forskning-genom-design-undersökning för att konfrontera de antaganden somligger till grund för utveckling av gränssnitt för digitala medier. Artefakternarepresenterar alternativ till det så kallade cornucopianska paradigmet inomdatordesign som lovar varaktighet och oändlig tillväxt.

Detta arbete positioneras inom området hållbar människa och datorinteraktion(SHCI), och drar det inspiration från forskning om ramar och designbegränsningar.De resulterande artefakterna inkluderar apparater som manifesterar konceptendestruktion, av-växt (degrowth) och omdefinierar interaktioner med storamediabibliotek. En analys av kollektionen leder till en uppsättning specifikadesignkvaliteter, som framkom efter deras tillverkning och användning.

Dessa kvaliteter föreslår ett skifte från design för ohållbar tillväxt och varaktighet tillnågot baserat på de underliggande egenskaperna hos själva mediet. Denna portfoliorepresenterar därigenom en omkonfiguration av förhållandet mellan människa ochmedia, genom att designa för och med begränsningarna i vårt media.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockhom: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2026. p. xvi, 61
Series
TRITA-EECS-AVL ; 2026:52
Keywords
media, research through design, sustainability, mediateknik, forskning genom design, hållbarhet
National Category
Design
Research subject
Media Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-381020 (URN)978-91-8106-621-0 (ISBN)
Public defence
2026-06-03, https://kth-se.zoom.us/j/65593603052, F2, Lindstedtsvägen 26, Stockholm, 14:00 (English)
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QC 20260508

Available from: 2026-05-08 Created: 2026-05-08 Last updated: 2026-05-25Bibliographically approved

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