The piece depicted my experience of witnessing a phenomenal dark sky, and the feelings of wonderment and environmental grief that followed. The mask deprived the listener of their vision and heightened their auditory awareness.
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The parcel included instructions on how to join the event and an eye mask. Over 100 people joined from all over the world during the event, and many submitted a response to my submission form about their experience of the night sky after the event.Įach attendee received a professionally printed photograph of the night sky that I took at Hinewai Reserve, Aotearoa New Zealand, where I recorded the sound used to make the piece. Audience members were invited to sign up to the event using their address, and were posted a print of my image with instructions on how to access the secret link, and an eye mask to wear during the event. I spoke to many scientists, artists and writers about these subjects during this period.Īs part of the science_technology_society programme, I created an online listening event called A Memory of Darkness. I spent my residency at the Delfina Foundation x Gaia Art Foundation expanding my research into the environmental and philosophical impacts of light pollution, and our disappearing access to natural darkness.
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