This series was inspired while in residence at the Mountain Lake Biological Station near Roanoke, VA, where I spent two weeks recording environmental sounds and then translating them into visual maps that can be treated as scores.

Wind I, July 13, 11:28–11:32am / 2015 / Paper collage / 14”x17” / Translating the movement of wind within a clearing at the station, using six nearby trees and the canopy beyond as reference points.

Wind II, July 13, 11:33– 1:42am / 2015 / Paper collage / 14”x17” / Translating the movement of wind within a clearing at the station, using six nearby trees and the canopy beyond as reference points.

Wind III, July 13, 11:43–11:47am / 2015 / Paper collage / 14”x17” / Translating the movement of wind within a clearing at the station, using six nearby trees and the canopy beyond as reference points.

A Round of Sounds / 2015 / Wood, paper, sounds / 20”x20”x3" / The direction, sequence and quality of a variety of sounds recorded at the station are translated into the format board game that could be interpreted as a musical score.

Copley Square, July 28th, 4:27-4:45pm / 2015 / Paper collage / 38”x24” / A translation of mechanical and human sounds found on Copley Square, Boston, into a series of lines and forms that can be interpreted musically.

Bird Calls, July 15, 11:02–11:15am / 2015 / Paper collage / 14”x17”

A Square in the Sky / 2015 / Paper, wood / 96”x72” / An aerial map of sounds, wind, jet stream, bird migration routes, hurricane paths, and cloud patterns that cross over the station.

Rain Storm I, July 12th, 8:01-8:05pm / 2015 / Paper collage / 17”x14”

Rain Storm II, July 12th, 8:06-8:10pm / 2015 / Paper collage / 17”x14”

Rain Storm III, July 12th, 8:11-8:20pm / 2015 / Paper collage / 17”x14”