Sept. 21st, 2006 - Shorewood Nature Preserve
On my Trek01 my starting point was Shorewood Nature Preserve. With mics in hand, I hiked down a large hill and stopped at a clearing where I sat and listened. The sound was phenomenal, I felt like I could’ve been transported into the jungle. Every sound made sense to me: trees blowing in the wind, leaves rustling, birds chirping louder than I’d ever noticed them to, waves crashing on the shore a ways down the path. I even started smelling damp, humid smells, the kind you’d smell in the rainforest. Every tree I touched felt alive, like it was pulsating. Moss was spreading over everything and it all looked surreal. There was something I couldn’t place, something that I hadn’t felt for a long time. It was the joy I felt when I was somewhere that I felt like I belonged, recording and making art. It was such a beautiful experience. I can’t help but wonder if places like this are common to artists when they are doing something they love. Will I feel this way about somewhere on my next Trek?
posted by Kelly Anderson at 1:12 PM
2 Comments:
This is definitely closer to what this trek is about. Perhaps this location would be a good spot for you to make images - now you need to come up with some great questions to pose for yourself about the sound and sense of the space.
I think this is the perfect place for you to do your treks. Concentrate on those specific sounds again, and try to get closer to each. Understand each sound. And with images, I think that you should try to capture what you described as the place being alive. That is very interesting, and I think you could get a lot of material just from this one place. Its also good that you feel comfortable there, so you will be free to do what you want.
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