This is a site specific sound piece, to be experienced on the grounds of the Century House /Widow Jane Mine, as part of the an/aesthetics sculpture show. The piece uses sound elements to warp one’s sense of time and space -  hearing the sounds of the mine while one is in the forest, sounds of water while not near a water source, or the raucous sounds of a steam engine or locomotive that would have been common during the mine’s heyday, but are now absent. My goal is to have the aural experience combined with the visuals of walking the grounds and entering the mine,  to create a third internal experience, which may transport listeners to another time and place, or perhaps create an internal space which then becomes a type of anesthesia for them. 

This piece is meant to be experienced through headphones while exploring the site. Download it here, or click on the photo above.  The piece is about 12 minutes, feel free to play at any point as you walk along the trail.

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Suggested starting points/paths are:

 

Start as you pass the gazebo near the entrance, walk towards the mine, explore the mine, continue on the path, past the old steam engine and past the ponds and stream.

 

Start at a point past the mine, farther down the path, and walk back towards the mine, the pond and the entrance to the site

 

FInd a spot to sit along the path and listen to the piece while thinking about the people and history that have occupied this space before you.

 

If this is a repeat visit, see if listening at a different location changes how you hear the piece.

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Part of the an/aesthetics show, August, 2022. Listen here: A Distant Future

 

Sounds used include sounds recorded on site, synthesized sounds, and sounds from the BBC Sound Library; Splice.com and freesound.org.