I sing the landscape. Through a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates sound, installation, performance, creative coding and works on paper, I bring into focus local ecologies through the lens of song.
My works are immersive, site-responsive and frequently take place beyond gallery walls. I use my own voice as a vessel, and I give voice to entities such as water, stone and trees. I create moments of intimacy, revealing the vulnerability of voice and the fragility of ecosystems.
I am developing a deeper understanding of my surrounding environment through myriad forms of research: observation, history, poetry, data, conversations with ecologists. This interdisciplinary dialogue lays the foundation for my collaboration with the natural world and the subsequent demonstration of its agency.
Over the past several years I have begun to embrace technology more conspicuously in my work. My use of new media such as live-coding software and microcontrollers lies in tension with the organic sensibilities at the center of my work. But I am discovering in these tools a powerful and direct approach to working with nature as a collaborator and exciting possibilities for building transformative, immersive and interactive works.
Climate change and resource overconsumption are among the most critical concerns of our time. I strive to awaken environmental awareness and responsibility by offering a new connection to the landscape—one experienced through the ears.