Nature
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Hy Brasil, A Sound Installation by Chris Watson
Opera North Projects presents a brand new sound installation, Hy Brasil, specially commissioned for the Howard Assembly Room, from celebrated sound artist Chris Watson. Best known as the sound recordist for BBC programmes including the award-winning Frozen Planet, and described by the Guardian as “the…
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Water of Life
‘Water of Life’ is an art-science collaboration between Tommy Perman – a visual and sound artist – and Rob St. John – an environmental writer and musician. Funded by Creative Scotland as part of Imagining Natural Scotland, ‘Water of Life’ uses sound, visual art, photography and writing…
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Howler Monkeys
Howler monkeys are among the largest of the New World monkeys. Fifteen species are currently recognised. Previously classified in the family Cebidae, they are now placed in the family Atelidae. These monkeys are native to South and Central American forests.…
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Sound, Memory and Environmental Awareness, An Exclusive Interview with Cheryl Tipp
Cheryl Tipp needs no introduction in this blog. She is a wonderful person, curator and researcher mainly focused on sound. She lives in London and currently works at the British Library doing curatorial work on nature sound, from where she…
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Cicadas v1.0, Hacking the Environment with Robotic Insects
Cicadas v1.0 is a sound installation by Bob Meanza. Cicadas is a sound installation for tiny robotic insects, built with electronic components (relays, piezos, buzzers) and AVR microcontrollers. A singing insect is shaped by means of a programmed microcontroller (the…
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Chris Watson Geosonics Wind Interview
The guys at soniccouture are always making rare and interesting instruments. This time they’re preparing a new one called Geosonics, created in collaboration with Chris Watson. Here you find a conversation they had with him talking about the wind recordings…