SOUND

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One hardly thinks of the minuscule particles of sediment when watching water twist through rock, the journey from mountaintop, to estuary, to where rivers meet the sea. It is this subtle geological process, the erosion and transportation of sediment, which is of particular interest in my sonic practice. I record my surroundings and I dissect sound to create slowly undulating sonic landscapes through the methodical manipulation of field-recordings. 

I have used recordings of rushing water, tumbling rocks and the scraping of fish scales to investigate the physicality of sound. My sonic explorations intend to submerge, envelop and invoke moments of spatiality and earthiness. I compose works that attempt to wade through the natural cyclical processes of sedimentation.
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Alluvium is a process in which fine particles of sediment have been eroded and reshaped by water in some form and redeposited in a non-marine setting. It is this deposition, the loss of kinetic energy, which influences how I compose and create in both my sonic and sculptural practices. Displacement, invasive species and technology shape my sculptural practice. I attempt to understand the constant tension between technology and nature, and our interactions as they begin to merge together.

Most recordings are a documentation of a live performance.

Hogweed and Ivy
Site Specific Sound Project: Erindale Park and the Credit River, Mississauga Ontario
6:12 Minutes
2016