I am finally getting myself and those lonely listeners up to speed with her sonic endeavours. Here is a potted history working backwards, then we can all move on.
Vortex LW198KhZ - a sound art project using live audio of the shipping forecast for the day ahead, played in a disused shipping container located in a woodland area. This took place as part of Tether festival (November 07). The audience were invited to enter the space where the floor was covered with a thick layer of salt, bearing patterns from previous visitors. The vocal sounds echoed from the vessel-like speakers, rattling around the steel box. Notions of location, traveling spaces and the airwaves were explored.
Tuning in tuning out (May 06) - A site specific project manifesting in a sonic reaction to the velocity of the wind. Using the mechanics of Green's Windmill (a working mill) metal contacts were set up like a piano roll to the central shaft which were then rigged up to four radios broadcasting various frequencies. The motion of the shaft would trigger the radios on/off. The result was that on windy days, you would hear all radios playing in ever-shifting sequences generating a unique composition of white noise, voices and music, on those days where there was no wind the work was static on transmission. This work referenced the amateur radio festival 'Mills on the air' hosted at the site, and explored ideas of electromagnetism, HAM radio, physics, engineering and sonic composition in 4D.
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