As part of Alice Fox's 'Place- Making Winter' course, for the last 6 months I've been recording/mapping my daily(ish) walks down 'Abbeyfields' in Faversham in different ways.
So I was delighted to participate in another project with Kimbal Bumstead as part of his residency at the BasementArtsProject this time making audio recordings on my phone in my 'Place' and then drawing from the recording with my eyes closed, responding to the sounds and textures. From the submissions made by the participants he has created a digital collage ' map' and a 'sonic journey' to accompany it. The result is interactive - you can move through the 'landscape' accompanied by the soundtrack, highly recommended !
SONIC LANDSCAPES — Kimbal Quist Bumstead (kimbalbumstead.com)
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There was a zoom meeting with some of the participants talking about what they got out of it. On many of my walks I was aware of the some of the sounds ( a patch of brambles with lots of sparrows I call the ' shouting bush ' ! ) but listening to the recordings at home with headphones on and replaying it again and again I was able to isolate and identify far more. The crescendo of a car or bike going past on the road; the rhythms of a dog barking ; distant clanking of boat masts, blurred conversations and used different media and colours to try and capture those qualities on paper.
A fascinating process which I hope to repeat which has added a new dimension and awareness to my walks . Maybe have a go at blind stitching to the sounds ( as on Dorothy Caldwell course)
Abbeyfields 2
Abbeyfields 3
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Kimbal's 'Sonic Landscape': screenshots of Digital Collage ( above) and detail ( below)
