(post by Joseph) Today we went to the Cunningsburgh show! This is the biggest agricultural show in Shetland. The post is subtitled “Old MacDonald” after the sound file below… You’ll understand why when you hear it! I had fun recording […]
(Kay) Today we had a very useful meeting with Howard Towll from Shetland Amenity Trust. Howard is a ranger who knows the islands inside out – the geography, geology, natural heritage and basically everything we needed to know. The main […]
(post by Kay) Today I road tested a new gadget acquired especially for this project. A digital microscope to look at plant structures in closer detail. I was pleasantly surprised to discover how easy it could be. Technological genius means […]
(post by Joseph) My first writing stint of the residency… This afternoon we went on a test recording and flower-spotting trip to Vementry and a small creek at the end of road in front of a solitary holiday cottage. The […]
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 […]
So as my last post hinted, we recently launched our first show in the new space. Examines materiality and the affect different materials and stimuli can have on our senses, whether this be positive or negative. It features the work […]
A world premiere, brand new work and brand new concept.
Over 400,000 bees, there, in front of me, behind, everywhere, striking terror into my heart. I have just created a piece for Salt Road (saltroad.org) playing on the emotions that this sound creates. Always fearful of bees, it required such […]
Luxuriating in the way the paint swirls, clings and disengages from its support. It changes constantly, both during the process of application, whilst drying and after. I am not a painter. For the last 18 months at least, I have […]
Capturing some of the conversations, ideas and people I encounter whilst using the A-N Re:View bursary I was awarded in 2014.
AUDIOBLOG – Please click here My eyes get tired, and the bit of brain involved with the visual, it gets tired too… but it takes a while. I’m talking four or five days in Florence. By the fourth day […]
AUDIOBLOG -Please click here We decided to slot in an extra session as we were both suddenly free. We have a certain amount of sessions booked, with a couple of extras as a contingency. I am fairly flexible, this […]
I’ve been in Naples with the family for my mum’s 60th birthday and got to see some rubbish things. We went to Pompeii Scavi (Ruins) and the bins there were strangely decorate yet obsolete. We also went to the Palazzo […]
I will be installing an inter-active sound installation for the forthcoming Bridge of Allan Contemporary Art Fair on November 1 called “Tweet a Sound”. Met up with the director of the Fair, Amy Drewery, this afternoon to discuss final arrangements. […]
So this week was the start (in effect) of my MA. My head is always crammed full of ideas, not always with a plan of how to execute them, but I never let that stop me. However due to the […]
After a couple of months being away from art by working hard over summer to earn some money, as I’m sure most university students do. I wanted to immerse myself in art again so I decided to plan a trip […]
