Last week I attended a four day course at London Met on the subject of field recording in the city, Field Studies is an offshoot project led by Joseph Kohlmaier, lecturer in Architecural History &Theory.
The course was an interesting introduction into the practice of recording the activity of particular environment, each tutor offering a different approach and various methods. Attending the course has been invaluable in terms of the technical and theoretical knowledge I have absorbed, it will duly have an impression on how my work continues.
A record of the work produced during a nine month residency at Kentish Town Health Centre.
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
Tuesday, 14 September 2010
HIGH KELLING
During the TB epidemic in 1930's specialist isolation sanitoriums were set-up in rural locations around the UK as exposure to fresh air and the outdoors where thought to aid the patients' recovery.
Pine trees where planted around the site as pine air was though to be cleaner, patients would spend long periods outside in rotating summer houses which would be moved depending on sunlight and wind conditions.
Although the main hospital has been developed there are still some original buildings remaining and the surrounding pine forests are an indication to its' previous use.
This short clip was shot in a pine forest close to the site of the hospital, the camera is panning to reflect the movement of the summerhouses. The soundtrack is from contact microphone recordings from an origami class at KTHC, it is best heard through headphone or external speakers.
High Kelling (Swan) from Sybella Perry on Vimeo.
High Kelling (Swan) from Sybella Perry on Vimeo.
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