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Traces of the Forest – A Print Becomes Music
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been exploring a process where movement, material, and sound intertwine. This video was created to document and share that work.
An acetate sheet was taped under a copper plate and dragged across the forest floor. The sound of the plate scraping and rattling through the terrain was recorded in real time. The physical marks left in the acetate were later used to create an intaglio print—a visual impression of the journey and the forest’s resistance.
Using a homemade pianoroll—built from plexiglass and transparent tape—I translated the lines in the print into musical notes and programmed them in Ableton Live. The music is shaped by friction, rhythm, and the unpredictability of this simple, performative gesture.
At the end of the video, you’ll see a series of prints made after several walks through the woods.
The Drawing as a Score
The other day, I continued working on my tree drawings – this time by translating the lines into musical notation. The tones that emerged from the meeting between tree and paper have been turned into music. In this short video, the process is shown through a series of photographs, and you can hear the result: a sonic interpretation of a visual gesture.
On a morning dog walk, I passed a group of trees squeaking in the wind – it sounded like they were whispering to each other.
Later that day I returned with a Stille & Klang contact mic and a LOM Uši. I recorded inside the trunk and outside in the wind.
In post, I gently balanced the two channels – nothing added.
The first half of the track combines both recordings; the second half isolates the sound from within the trunk. The tree also made a drawing while I recorded the sounds...
Dragged Notations
A microphone is dragged across the ground while two sheets of paper trail behind on a board. The earth writes through friction; sound and movement leave parallel traces – one audible, one visible.
Two new sound recordings are now available on SoundCloud.
The first was made using a pair of soil microphones built by David Stalling from Stille and Klang. It was recorded in a roadside verge near the forest, among blooming winter aconites and wood anemones.
The second is an evening recording from the local park. The tree branches moved in the wind, brushing against each other, birds were singing, and the church bell struck eight.
Both recordings are unedited, except for a slight gain adjustment.
I have just completed the layout and submitted my PUV project 'Impression - Imprint - Expression' to SDMK. The project explores how everyday sounds can become sources of artistic creation through an experimental approach to electronic music and sound art. Focusing on the progression impression – imprint – expression, participants are invited to discover new aesthetic forms of expression without requiring prior musical knowledge. It is available here:
https://www.sdmk.dk/om-sdmk/paedagogisk-udviklingsvirksomhed/indtryk-aftryk-udtryk
Tree Song - Visualizing and sonification of a spruce.
My Pedagogical research project 'IMPRESSION - IMPRINT - EXPRESSION' has just been approved by SDMK - Danish National Academy of Music.
The project explores new creative paths in working with sound and music - from sound walks and poetic expressions to digital sampling and composition. It builds on ideas I have already worked with in practice, and which you can read more about under the tab with the same title on this page.
I'm excited to share both the process and the finished materials with you!
Sonification & visualization of trees
Sonification of rain on charcoal
I've just received these soil mics, custom-designed and built for me by Irish sound artist David Stalling. I'm looking forward to recording and discovering the hidden soundscapes beneath the earth's surface.
Sonification of an ecoprint
