Recording Scotland

The intention of my trips to Glenshee and Barra was to record multiple perspectives of invisible forces such as wind and air movement. These forces can only be discerned by the way objects move and bend in the eddies and pressures. I used contact microphones to record the movement of branches and fences. We also put microphones under water and buried probes into ant hills. You can hear a montage of these recordings in the track below.

As you listen, I invite you to read the text describing the herd of deer we saw on the Balmoral estate whilst recording. I wonder if the sounds and words create pictures in your mind?

Press play and read at leisure!

My PhD methodology combines written descriptions with sound design in a similar way to the above but within a user experience built in Unity. You will see more of this work in the captures of the game I will upload in a forthcoming post about my PhD work