Anthropocene Mixtape: Owl Edition
A Sonic Exploration of Lost Abundance
As 60-90% of Owl populations have declined since 1970, I wondered, what would 90% more owls sound like? What if our urgent stories about climate change were shared as immersive soundscapes expanding the field of Acoustic Ecology? My answer is a sonic reconstruction of this lost abundance, an Anthropocene Mixtape Series to explore imagined futures with a portal to the past.
What does darkness teach us about listening?
Interested installing or purchasing this work or commissioning a new edition of the Anthropocene Mixtape Series? Get in touch!
As 60-90% of Owl populations have declined since 1970, I wondered, what would 90% more owls sound like? What if our urgent stories about climate change were shared as immersive soundscapes expanding the field of Acoustic Ecology? My answer is a sonic reconstruction of this lost abundance, an Anthropocene Mixtape Series to explore imagined futures with a portal to the past.
What does darkness teach us about listening?
Interested installing or purchasing this work or commissioning a new edition of the Anthropocene Mixtape Series? Get in touch!
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Listen to a reimagined nocturnal sound-scape with a parliament of shadows representing the lost population of Michigan owls flying overhead (headphones encouraged).
Reminiscent of a full moon walk along the shores of Lake Michigan, the sound file is derived from field recorded owl files arranged in a midnight song. |
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Public Art
ArtPrize installation, September 13th -24th, 2024
Canal Park Gran Rapids, MI
The sound-scape installation was installed along the waterfront to immerse passersby into a shadowy memorial of Michigan owl silhouettes along the sidewalk. The soundscape was available via the Artprize signage QR code.
Canal Park Gran Rapids, MI
The sound-scape installation was installed along the waterfront to immerse passersby into a shadowy memorial of Michigan owl silhouettes along the sidewalk. The soundscape was available via the Artprize signage QR code.
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Canal Park
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