Sounding is a series of exhibitions produced with artist Vicki Smith. This work began as a response to oil and gas exploration permits being opened up off the coast of Otago, the south east of New Zealand. I collaborated with Vicki, and together we developed great working relationships with marine scientists, sound designers and creative technologists to develop and present a highly engaging exhibition that was exhibited in New Zealand and Canada. Sounding Walks was an additional walking presentation of the work, where umbrellas were developed with technology that responded to transmitters in the environment to play sound tracks and encourage lively conversations with and between scientists and walkers, mimicking the scale and processes of local whales.
