Roddy's thoughts and pictures at the close of the day
Svårdsjön Panorama with PlantWave is a one minute movie clip that pans across an autumn panorama of morning mist lifting off Svärdsjön, Dalarna, Sweden. Svårdsjön Panorama The PlantWave midi recordings were from Horsetail Grass beside the boardwalk and a Young Sycamore Tree along the lakeshore - the grass plays the flute part and the sycamore... Continue Reading →
I'm so pleased with the reception of the Hogsback Symphony that I've decided to use my very first set of PlantWave recordings for another. I recorded the fruit trees in and around two of Dalarna's beautiful baroque orchards: at Gamla Staberg and Källslätten. They were all burgeoning with fruit in the glorious autumn weather: mostly... Continue Reading →
This is something different. In July 2014 I had my first experience of plant sound - it was Dan Fox’s installation ‘Harmonica Botanica’ at the Cragside gardens in Northumberland. I just loved the concept and sensation of hearing a laurel plant grow. Eight years have passed since then but I recently discovered - to my... Continue Reading →
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