Cathy Lane: Guest Lecture

This past Thursday Cathy lane spoke during the Sound Arts lecture series with CRiSAP about listening, field recording, mapping areas sonically, and trying to understand how events can affect the sonic landscape of places. The lecture was diverse and thought provoking, and I found myself thinking about mapping the soundscapes of places that are influential to me after, or even incorporating the perspective into how I approach composing alongside specific motifs or for film.

Cathy Lane led the lecture by combing speaking about her perspectives, other artist, and by showing pieces of work the contribute to her practice. “Tweed” (2008) was a three minute piece that she showed us which shed light on the industry in Scotland, specifically surrounding the business practices of Harris Tweed. The company now only allows for handwoven pieces to be made, in order to help maintain employment levels in the Hebrides in Scotland.

Other works that she showed us the stood out to me include “Where Once Were Whales” (2013), “Listening in the Trees”, “Sandy Jaffas” (2015), and “Square Peg Rond Hole” (2021). “Square Peg Round Hole” especially stood out to me as a meaningful way to shed light on the perspective of mental illness specifically in Europe, and the means by which governments initially negatively approaches rehabilitation for those affected.

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