(photo by Pheobe riley Law)
areas of research:
interference of objects (on going performative research collaboration with Pheobe riley Law)
phenomenology of auditory filters
poetics of listening
resonance of surfaces
sounds of aquatic species (insects, fish, mammals - flora & fauna)
situational acoustics & their effects on sense connectivity
micro listening
audible silence (inc. architectural elements)
structural responses to sonics
orders of listening
durational listening
the invention of nature (distortions of imposed perception)
sensory vibrations in soil horizons
the impact of recording media on declining auditory sensitivity
the gendering of sound cultures
dissolving landscapes and structures
infrasound
ultrasonics / electromagnetic
various areas of culture & society in Japan (music / sound / architecture / literature / cinema / design / food culture / tradition / feminism)
forthcoming research publication;
Correcting Tape (working title)
The early years of field recording, whether in terms of ethnomusicology, bioacoustics or environmental sound, was, at least until the 1970's, shaped by women. Their numbers far in excess of the few men whose names and images still dominate the written histories.
For several years I have been presenting a talk, or rather initiating discussions around the non-male history of located sound, covering early field recording, music / performance and sound art practices.
'Correcting Tape' (working title) will try to present aspects of this research in other formats.