This was a video piece I created to run along an art installation that Ron Geesin created which explored blackbird song. I shot, directed and edited the film and I animated illustrations by Laura Sheldon (her work can be found here laurasheldon.co.uk).
More information on the film taken from the Locus+ website https://bit.ly/2JG92zD
The astonishing vocal repertoire and intricate jazz-infused riffs of the Blackbird, one of the UK's most familiar songbirds, is revealed in a new octophonic sound composition that combines the artist Ron Geesin's long-term fascination with birdsong and his fundamental interest in jazz.
Sparked by hearing what he believed to be call and answer patterns between birds, Geesin initially made field recordings which demonstrated an abundance of varying pitch and rhythm in the calls between birds. This led to further recordings of a vast range of songs produced by four male blackbirds over two years.
Blackbird Quadralogue, is a beautiful composition that interrogates notions of territories and belonging, and those of the individual vs the collective. Consisting of eight speakers, Blackbird Quadralogue has been developed to create a dynamic sensory experience"
More information on the film taken from the Locus+ website https://bit.ly/2JG92zD
The astonishing vocal repertoire and intricate jazz-infused riffs of the Blackbird, one of the UK's most familiar songbirds, is revealed in a new octophonic sound composition that combines the artist Ron Geesin's long-term fascination with birdsong and his fundamental interest in jazz.
Sparked by hearing what he believed to be call and answer patterns between birds, Geesin initially made field recordings which demonstrated an abundance of varying pitch and rhythm in the calls between birds. This led to further recordings of a vast range of songs produced by four male blackbirds over two years.
Blackbird Quadralogue, is a beautiful composition that interrogates notions of territories and belonging, and those of the individual vs the collective. Consisting of eight speakers, Blackbird Quadralogue has been developed to create a dynamic sensory experience"
