Music Album as a Complete Artifact in the Dimensions of Intermediality and Performing Identity

Abstract

The article explores the phenomenon of the solo music album as a form of artistic expression for the performer, a means of audience interaction, and a significant cultural artifact. The author examines collection of musical works as a complex intermedial structure that combines auditory, visual, and textual dimensions. The study examines the role of sound recording as a means of capturing and transmitting aesthetic meanings. Attention is paid to the phenomenon of shifting from the acoustic concert space to the space of various media, both material and digital. This transition opens up new possibilities for the artist to capture sound information and integrates music into the multilayered system of signs that functions within the framework of contemporary cultural transmission. The analysis emphasizes the album’s function as a multidimensional cultural artifact, where intermediality, performing identity, and technological mediation converge to create a rich and multilayered communicative space. The study demonstrates that the music album, as a complete artistic entity, not only preserves the interpretative individuality of the performer but also engages audiences in dynamic processes of perception and cultural dialogue, reflecting broader trends in contemporary music and media practice.