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In the Field 2

In the Field 2 is part of our pioneering investigation on the theme of sound and environment.

The 3-day international symposium (4-6 July 2024) investigated how the practice of field recording has changed amongst escalating ecological, political, social and financial challenges.

Discover work produced at the event below and how you can join the ongoing conversations.

Audience in a lecture theatre listen to a presentation.
Attendees at In the Field 2 symposium listening to a presentation, London College of Communication, UAL | Photography: Jess Gell

Event summary

350 attendees and over 80 presenters from all over the world.

Topics among many included:

  • acoustic witnessing
  • technology and ethics
  • critical fieldcraft.

Presenters shared a diverse range of insights across peer reviewed presentations, workshops, sound and video works.

Presentations showreel

See the symposium's highlights on Vimeo.

Evolving investigation

In 2013, In the Field, the first edition, explored the practice, art and craft of field recording. Through In the Field 2, we investigated changes and challenges over the last 10 years.

Looking ahead, we aim to develop further initiatives inspired by the ongoing collaborations and conversations following the symposiums.

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In the Field 2 highlights

  • In the Field 2 symposium participants posing for a picture in an exhibition hall.
    Attendees at In the Field 2 symposium, London College of Communication, UAL | Photography: Jess Gell

    Event curated playlist  

    Hear a diverse mix of tracks from the event on Figshare. Featured in The Wire July 2024 issue.

  • A presenter at UAL explains an image.
    Maja Zećo, Threatened by Energy Transition Lecture, London College of Communication, UAL | Photography: Jess Gell

    Event presenters  

    Learn more about the presenters and their work in the event programme (456KB PDF).

Symposium activities

People enjoying the audio-visual works at an exhibition hall.
In the Field / Of the Field Exhibition, London College of Communication, UAL | Photography: Jess Gell

Exhibition

In the Field / Of the Field exhibition featured sound and video works from 15 international artists.
An audience surrounding a sitting presenter in an exhibition hall.
Mark Peter Wright, Listening after Nature: Field Recording, Ecology, Critical Practice book launch, London College of Communication, UAL | Photography: Angus Carlyle

Book launch

Mark Peter Wright launched his paperback publication Listening after Nature: Field Recording, Ecology, Critical Practice.

6 people listening to a wall sounds in a workshop activity.
Travis Yu, sound experimental workshop, London College of Communication, UAL | Photography: Hannah Kemp-Welch

Workshops

A diverse range of experimental workshops explored the pedagogical, political and artful potential of field recording.

Conference team

Organisers
  • Cathy Lane
  • Angus Carlyle
  • Mark Peter Wright
  • Kate Carr
  • Lisa Hall
  • Jess Gell
  • Dan Scott
  • Hannah Kemp-Welch
  • Cannach MacBride
Additional support
  • Louise Gray
  • Victoria Karlsson
Additional peer reviewers
  • Berk Yagli
  • Nicol Parkinson
  • Adam Stanović
  • Annie Goh
  • Peter Cusack
  • Hector MacInnes
  • Louise Gray
  • Syma Tariq
Technical support
  • Rory Salter
  • Ecka Mordecai
  • Lou Pennington
  • Jack Gavey
  • LCC AV team

More to explore

  • A row of people sat on a long bench against a wood-panelled wall. They are talking and laughing.
    Still from Pauline Boudry/Renate Lorenz, To Valerie Solanas and Marilyn Monroe in Recognition of their Desperation, 2013. Performers: Rachel Aggs, Peaches, Catriona Shaw, Verity Susman, Ginger Brooks Takahashi, William Wheeler.

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  • The book cover of Cathy Lane’s ‘Playing with Words’. It features a close-up image of print blocks spelling out the title.
    Woodblock letters, London College of Communication, UAL

    Collaborate and exchange

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  • Three archival black and white images collaged together. One features 2 people playing music. One of them is sat next to a piano and playing the guitar and the other is holding another instrument. Another image shows a flyer for an event called “Music/Context” and features an illustration of a metallic fish. The final image is a black and white film strip.
    Music in the artistic context, London College of Communication, UAL

    Research

    Explore our research themes and outputs.

Centre for Creative Research Sound Arts Practice

Links

Contact

Telephone

+44 (0)20 7514 6617

Email

crisap@arts.ac.uk

Address

London College of Communication, UAL
Elephant & Castle
London
SE1 6SB