Sound
Green Space
Audio, 8:00
Installation
2021
“ENVIRONMENTS”
Sound Performances
2021 - Present
“ENVIRONMENTS” is an ongoing research project, culminating in a series of sound performances, exploring humanity’s desecration of the natural space and the concurrent reliance on and commercial reproduction of the psychologically beneficial aspects of our world. The advancement of our society and technology has led us on a path that diverges from nature and destroys it at the same time. The manipulation of the soundscape recording will be a reflection of our treatment of the natural world and will directly counter the intended psychological effect of the record: to give us temporary reprieve from the sounds and complexity of modern life. The performance will break our reliance on pre-recorded media to return us to the natural spaces that we have intentionally distanced ourselves from. The piece will begin with the soundscape as originally recorded. Throughout the duration of the performance, the artist will utilize a mixer, a delay and reverb pedal, and a distortion pedal to create a different version of the soundscape, one that’s dark and distorted, bearing only the slightest resemblance to the original recording. This piece demands recognition of the ways that we treat our world.
The Psychologically Ultimate Thunderstorm was performed at the Electronic Art & Intermedia Open House in October 2021.
The Psychologically Ultimate Seashore was performed at the University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum in April 2022.
Wind/Hail Storm was performed at Action Art Live at the Pump House in April 2022.
Reverence
Audio, 4:16
Sound
2021
Reverence is a sound piece exploring the manipulation of soundscape recordings in an attempt to create an invisible unnatural space, one that is nothing like our own. Humanity is destroying the natural world. This work juxtaposes normal bird song with distorted and manipulated natural sounds, creating a disjointed and unnerving soundscape that, if we change nothing, could be the soundscape of the future.
Soundscape recordings are courtesy of Dr. Sharon Gill and Dr. Maarten Vonhof at Western Michigan University.
I/O
Audio, 2:23
Sound
2021
I/O is a sound piece created from recordings taken at the Kresge Art Center and the artists home, intended to create a sense of disorientation in the listener’s space.