Rhythms of Nature (2024) creates connections between sound, colour and movement, inspired by the intersections of art, music and soundscape ecology.
Influenced by Bernie Krause's 'Wild Soundscapes' and Wolfgang von Goethe's 'Theory of Colours', I attempt to answer the following questions: Where and how do music and art overlap with the natural world? And is it possible to interpret these natural sounds in the same way that art can visually interpret natural forms and colours?
Krause proposed that natural and man-made sounds are not created in the same way. Instead, they each have unique patterns and frequencies contributing to the complexity and diversity of soundscapes.
Goethe suggested that darkness is just as crucial to the visual experience as light and colour are, stating that "colour itself is a degree of darkness".
This installation is split into two segments: the aquatic environment (ocean) and the terrestrial environment (bushland/forest).
The animations (created using Procreate) have a variety of textures, colours and forms derived from the aquatic and terrestrial environments.
I captured numerous aquatic and terrestrial sound recordings, then merged these with digital soundtracks (produced on Ableton) to create a multi-layered soundscape.
Darkness and negative space play a significant role in how my projected film interacts with its surroundings. The fabric strips are cut at different lengths and layered to resemble both ocean waves and a tree canopy.
