What if birds really are space-age surveillance drones, covertly observing? What if reality is fiction? This composition senses the world in fringe theory terms. Although conspiracy theories can seem farcical, the act of accepting a distorted rather than ‘plausible’ explanation of reality is itself an act of profound meaning. This piece uses environmental field recording, home-made instruments, and digital audio processing to blend nature and simulacra, dragging each other -- and listeners -- into a speculative, destabilized paradigm.
Helena Krobath’s art practices include field recording, electroacousic composition, visual arts, storytelling, and live spatial practices such as soundwalking. She has exhibited narrative audio works and electroacoustic compositions, created and hosted radio programming, and produced academic work in audio format. She eagerly participates in community-based learning and creative education.
The Sound Travels Online Album #2 is produced by New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) for the 2021 edition of the annual Sound Travels Festival of Sound Art. The contents of the album are curated by NAISA from an international call for submissions on the theme "Digital in Nature."
Editions 9 through 14 of the Deep Wireless Compilation of Radio and Transmission Art are available on NAISA's Soundcloud site. Previous compact disc editions (1-8) can be heard online at naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/
Copyright of the works belongs to the artists who have agreed to have their work on NAISA's Soundcloud page.
Note that the Sound Travels Online Album #2 is not available for download. Community and public radio or internet broadcasters should contact NAISA directly for access to the works for airplay. Contact naisa at naisa dot ca for more information.
Artistic Director: Darren Copeland
Executive Director: Nadene Thériault-Copeland
