ABSTRACT

Courting Power, a courtroom-based art installation by Johannah Latchem presented in the Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne in 2018 explored how the acoustics and architecture of the unique courtroom at the Guildhall silenced or facilitated the voices of those involved in its judicial processes. Artistic and scientific approaches were employed in the investigation of the court’s abundant acoustic history and these were linked to a micro-study of the trial and sentence of Margaret Hebbron, a ‘woman of the town’. The discussion and analysis of the trial and conviction of Margaret Hebbron were central to the courtroom-based art installation and its development and demonstrate the merits of adopting an integrative approach to encourage resonance, for today’s audiences. Both Courting Power, and the discussion in this paper, are cross-disciplinary and draw upon practice-led research in fine art, acoustic science, and legal history.

摘要

Courting Power 是 Johannah Latchem 于 2018 年在泰恩河畔纽卡斯尔市政厅展出的基于法庭的艺术装置，探讨了市政厅独特法庭的声学和建筑如何让参与司法程序的人保持沉默或促进他们的声音。在对法庭丰富的声学历史的调查中采用了艺术和科学的方法，这些方法与对“镇上的女人”玛格丽特希伯伦的审判和判决的微观研究有关。对玛格丽特·希伯伦的审判和定罪的讨论和分析是基于法庭的艺术装置及其发展的核心，并展示了采用综合方法来鼓励当今观众产生共鸣的优点。求爱力和本文中的讨论，