One chilly morning in April, I rose before dawn to listen to a conversation hosted by Colorado College (USA) on Environmental Philosophy and the Ethics of Attention. I was prompted to register for this international webinar because of my interest in how I might dig more deeply into the issues and themes that have been bait …
Crìochaire-cladaich/ Keeping close to shore
Since I started my residency* at the Admiral's House on Skye in early August, I've written and rewritten about 5,000 words in short-form texts that relate to periods of attentive listening, observations, and listening back to field recordings. This doesn't include this blog, the social media posts, or studio journal I've kept during this time. …
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Insuring my work for the future
I've spent a lot of time staring out the studio window over the past two weeks, as I spend more time listening and writing in the space than recording in the field and editing as I might normally do. I’m half way through my 4-week artist residency at The Admiral’s House on the Isle of …
Swimming in a clean ocean
Over a long weekend in October, I returned to the Mid North Coast and the Manning Valley for another round of field recordings and story gathering for my Regional Futures project, Vaticinor. Works are now in development for this project, in preparation for a small group exhibition at the Manning Regional Arts Gallery in March …
