Balancing Act

Just returned from the brilliant FKL Soundscapes and Sound Identities Conference at the beautiful Castell Besen in Trentino, Italy where I presented a paper and a sound/video work. Learnt so much over three days and met lovely people who I hope will become long-lasting friends. Think the measure of success of conferences is how many ideas you generate from listening and reflecting. It began with a concert by Pierre Mariétan, you might call it a sung sound poem and continued with papers, videos, sound works and lots of discussion. Although sound has been part of my practice for a long time and relates closely to my theoretical concerns, I am now seeing it as a sculptural medium.