publications – David Chapman

2025

Automatic Synchronisation: Film and Music

in Valente, P. (Ed) The Occult Harry Smith: The Magical and Alchemical Work of an Artist of the Extremes: Vermont | USA: Park Street Press

2017

Context-Based Sound and the Ecological Theory of Perception

Organised Sound, Vol.22. Issue1, pp: 42-50.

2016

The Undersea World of the Sound Department: the Construction of Sonic Conventions in Sub-aqua Screen Environments

The New Soundtrack, Vol.6.2, pp:143-157.

2013

Falkland: a sonic investigation of place

in S. Giametta & F. Michi (eds) Keep An Ear On: Atti Del V° Simposio FKL Sul Paesaggio Sonoro, Firenze, Italy: Fratini Editore (with Louise K. Wilson).

2011

Falkland: the Caress of the Audio

Social Semiotics, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp: 517-529 (with Louise K. Wilson).

2011

Re-sounding Falkland

(exhibition catalogue) co-edited with Louise K. Wilson. Containing critical and contextual essays by:
David Chapman and Louise K. Wilson
Christopher Woodward (Director of the Garden Museum, London and author),
Dr. David Jones (Dept. of Art History, St Andrews University)
Dr. Damian Murphy (Audiolab, University of York)
Dr. Eric Laurier (School of Geosciences, University of Edinburgh).

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2009

Falkland: a sonic investigation of place

Journal of Media Practice, Vol.11, Issue 3 pp: 231-242 (with Louise K Wilson).

2009

Steel-Cello / Bow-chime

in Allegue-Fuschini, L & Kershaw B (eds), Practice as Research in Performance, Palgrave (with Adrian Palka)

2009

Chance Encounters: Serendipity and the Use of Music in the Films of Jean Cocteau and Harry Smith

The Soundtrack,Vol 2, No.1.pp. 5-18

2008

Critical Dialogues: David Chapman & Louise K Wilson

Scan: Journal of Media Arts Practice, Vol. 5, No.3 (Interview with Anne Cranny-Francis).

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2008

Hark

Screenworks, No.1 Vol.1 (Peer Reviewed DVD).

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2006

Now Hear This

Rising East Online, Issue No. 3

2005

Chapters on: ‘The Ark’ [Molly Dineen, 1993]; ‘I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like’ [Bill Viola, 1986]; ‘Video Diaries’ [BBC 1990-2001]; ‘Interactivity’, and ‘Multimedia’

In Aitkin, Ian [ed] Encyclopaedia of the Documentary Film, New York: Routledge.

2005

Soundworks: For Those Who Have Ears

(Eds) Julie Forrester and Danny McCarthy, Art Trail Publiucations, (Graphic work and sound extract on accompanying CD)

2005

Robert Wilson / Gunpowder Park Project

Project Catalogue, Landscape and Arts Network Service (Audio work for accompanying CD).
To access a PDF of the catalogue: http://www.haringwoods.com/#/robert-wilson-gunpowder-park/4560350627

2004

Opening the Sonic Envelope

Art In-sight / Filmwaves, Issue 24. (Guest Editor, Special Edition on Sound)

2003

Wigs of Wonderment

Art In-sight / Filmwaves, Issue 21.

1998

Downloading the Documentary

in Wayne, M. [ed] Dissident Voices London: Pluto Press.