{"id":5797,"date":"2014-09-26T13:59:44","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T12:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2014-09-26T14:03:29","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T13:03:29","slug":"my-sounds-are-at-tate-modern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?p=5797","title":{"rendered":"My sounds are at TATE Modern"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>\n<em>Listen to the sound of silk worms eating mulberry leaves, viscose being chemically synthesised, fibres being spun on a spindle and explanations about viscose rayon production.<\/p>\n<p>Take this Sonic Trail with you as you explore the Tate Modern&#8217;s Turbine Hall, thinking about how the vast swathes of textiles were made; the labour involved in their production; and their links to science, history and culture<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/52118062&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the start of the summer I was happily commissioned to produce a <em>Sonic Trail<\/em> for TATE Modern. A sort of magical alternative to the conventional museum audio guide, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/whats-on\/tate-modern\/eventseries\/listen-sonic-trails-children-and-families\/sound-art\" title=\"Sonic Trails - TATE Modern\" target=\"_blank\">Sonic Trails<\/a><\/em> use sound art to engage gallery visitors with the main TATE Modern programme. <\/p>\n<p>Previous creators have done all sorts of exciting things like <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sonictrails\/sets\/audible-silence-tate-modern\" title=\"audible silence: Tate Modern, sleeping and waking - Jez riley French\" target=\"_blank\">recording the sounds present the actual TATE Modern building<\/a> and creating <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/sonictrails\/sets\/neil-luck-curiosities\" title=\"Neil Luck - Curiosities\" target=\"_blank\">a musical Cabinet of Curiosities<\/a> from instruments and recordings featured in a Folk Art exhibition. Such inspiring uses of audio give visitors new perspectives on exhibitions and the gallery space itself. Engaging, playful, fun, imaginative, sonic&#8230; all of this is right up my street. However this particular commission was especially exciting because of its <em>textile<\/em> dimension. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5803\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5803\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5803\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5803\" data-attachment-id=\"5803\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5803\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silk-mill-1.jpg?fit=950%2C632\" data-orig-size=\"950,632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX *ist DL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1210711566&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"silk-mill-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Silk on the looms at Whitchurch Silk Mill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silk-mill-1.jpg?fit=950%2C632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silk-mill-1.jpg?resize=950%2C632\" alt=\"Silk on the looms at Whitchurch Silk Mill\" width=\"950\" height=\"632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5803\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silk on the looms at Whitchurch Silk Mill<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was invited to produce a <em>Sonic Trail<\/em> relating to Richard Tuttle&#8217;s current exhibit in the Turbine Hall: <em>I Don\u2019t Know . The Weave of Textile Language<\/em>. Because I am me and I care about such things, I produced a set of sound pieces exploring the origins of two key materials used by Tuttle: silk and viscose. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5808\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5807\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5807\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5808\" data-attachment-id=\"5807\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5807\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silkworm_buddies-1-3.jpg?fit=950%2C632\" data-orig-size=\"950,632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX *ist DL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1210721276&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"silkworm_buddies-1-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silkworm_buddies-1-3.jpg?fit=950%2C632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silkworm_buddies-1-3.jpg?resize=950%2C632\" alt=\"silkworm_buddies-1-3\" width=\"950\" height=\"632\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5807\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The lowly silkworm: progenitor of all silk textiles<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5814\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5814\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5814\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5814\" data-attachment-id=\"5814\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5814\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-3.jpg?fit=950%2C713\" data-orig-size=\"950,713\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"synthetic_fibres-1-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The chemist&amp;#8217;s lab: the birthplace of rayon viscose&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-3.jpg?fit=950%2C713\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-3.jpg?resize=950%2C713\" alt=\"The chemist&#039;s lab: the birthplace of rayon viscose\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-3.jpg?w=950 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-3.jpg?resize=932%2C700 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chemist&#8217;s lab: the birthplace of rayon viscose<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Budget constraints meant I could not visit the mill in India where Tuttle&#8217;s special exhibition textiles were made. However I also didn&#8217;t wish to be completely literal in my approach to exploring these materials. The idea of <em>The Weave of Textile Language<\/em> and the space for imagination and creativity in the brief suggested a non-literal and playful exploration of textiles rather than deadpan documentary. I love thinking in textile metaphors when working with sounds &#8211; weaving ideas together, spinning yarns, developing patterns and textures &#8211; and decided to play with those associations for this project. For instance in one of the pieces I loop old orchestral muzak from a 1950s US film about the great American textile industry with recordings from contemporary British textile mills. Rhythms and repeats in the muzak are a non-literal exploration of the rhythms of industrial machinery. <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5815\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5815\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5815\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5815\" data-attachment-id=\"5815\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5815\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/textile_testing-1.jpg?fit=950%2C692\" data-orig-size=\"950,692\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"textile_testing-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Still from a US film about the textile industries of America made in 1953, &amp;#8216;Greater Goal: The Human Dividends from American Industry&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/textile_testing-1.jpg?fit=950%2C692\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/textile_testing-1.jpg?resize=950%2C692\" alt=\"Still from a US film about the textile industries of America made in 1953, &#039;Greater Goal: The Human Dividends from American Industry&#039;\" width=\"950\" height=\"692\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5815\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5815\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still from a US film about the textile industries of America made in 1953, &#8216;Greater Goal: The Human Dividends from American Industry&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5810\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5810\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5810\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5810\" data-attachment-id=\"5810\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5810\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/spindolyn-1.jpg?fit=950%2C671\" data-orig-size=\"950,671\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX *ist DL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1212103631&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0055555555555556&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spindolyn-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Spindolyn with viscose fibres on the left and silk fibres on the right&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/spindolyn-1.jpg?fit=950%2C671\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/spindolyn-1.jpg?resize=950%2C671\" alt=\"Spindolyn with viscose fibres on the left and silk fibres on the right\" width=\"950\" height=\"671\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5810\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spindolyn with viscose fibres on the left and silk fibres on the right<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5809\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5809\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5809\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5809\" data-attachment-id=\"5809\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5809\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/spider-buddies-1.jpg?fit=950%2C659\" data-orig-size=\"950,659\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC One X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409564567&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"spider-buddies-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Golden Orb Weaver spiders in the greenhouse in Oxford belonging to the Oxford Silk Group&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/spider-buddies-1.jpg?fit=950%2C659\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/spider-buddies-1.jpg?resize=950%2C659\" alt=\"Golden Orb Weaver spiders in the greenhouse in Oxford belonging to the Oxford Silk Group\" width=\"950\" height=\"659\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5809\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5809\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Golden Orb Weaver spiders in the greenhouse in Oxford belonging to the Oxford Silk Group<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As the commission progressed, my online searches for silk, viscose, spider silk, silk research, silk mill, silk machinery, viscose thread, spun viscose, viscose synthesis and rayon viscose began to reveal a kind of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/felicityford\/tate-commission\/\" title=\"TATE commission Pinterest board\" target=\"_blank\">plan<\/a><\/em>. Perhaps, appropriately, a somewhat <em>tangled<\/em> plan.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5802\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5802\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5802\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5802\" data-attachment-id=\"5802\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5802\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silk_threads-1-2.jpg?fit=950%2C632\" data-orig-size=\"950,632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX *ist DL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1210712416&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"silk_threads-1-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Silk skeins at Whitchurch Silk Mill, ready to be wound onto bobbins prior to weaving&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silk_threads-1-2.jpg?fit=950%2C632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silk_threads-1-2.jpg?resize=950%2C632\" alt=\"Silk skeins at Whitchurch Silk Mill, ready to be wound onto bobbins prior to weaving\" width=\"950\" height=\"632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5802\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silk skeins at Whitchurch Silk Mill, ready to be wound onto bobbins prior to weaving<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5811\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5811\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5811\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5811\" data-attachment-id=\"5811\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5811\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthesising_viscose-1.jpg?fit=950%2C632\" data-orig-size=\"950,632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX *ist DL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1211856853&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"synthesising_viscose-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rayon viscose synthesised in the Materials Department of Imperial College with Dr. Suze Kundu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthesising_viscose-1.jpg?fit=950%2C632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthesising_viscose-1.jpg?resize=950%2C632\" alt=\"Rayon viscose synthesised in the Materials Department of Imperial College with Dr. Suze Kundu\" width=\"950\" height=\"632\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5811\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rayon viscose synthesised in the Materials Department of Imperial College with Dr. Suze Kundu<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5813\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5813\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5813\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5813\" data-attachment-id=\"5813\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5813\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-2.jpg?fit=950%2C713\" data-orig-size=\"950,713\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"synthetic_fibres-1-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rayon viscose synthesis as documented in a 1949 US film, &amp;#8216;Synthetic Fibres &amp;#8211; Nylon and Rayon&amp;#8217;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-2.jpg?fit=950%2C713\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-2.jpg?resize=950%2C713\" alt=\"Rayon viscose synthesis as documented in a 1949 US film, &#039;Synthetic Fibres - Nylon and Rayon&#039;\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-2.jpg?w=950 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/synthetic_fibres-1-2.jpg?resize=932%2C700 932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rayon viscose synthesis as documented in a 1949 US film, &#8216;Synthetic Fibres &#8211; Nylon and Rayon&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5808-2\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5808\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5808\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5808-2\" data-attachment-id=\"5808\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5808\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silkworm_cocoon-3.jpg?fit=950%2C648\" data-orig-size=\"950,648\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC One X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409672757&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.63&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"silkworm_cocoon-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Silkworm buddy spinning a cocoon using the special glands in its mouth&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silkworm_cocoon-3.jpg?fit=950%2C648\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/silkworm_cocoon-3.jpg?resize=950%2C648\" alt=\"Silkworm buddy spinning a cocoon using the special glands in its mouth\" width=\"950\" height=\"648\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5808\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5808-2\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silkworm buddy spinning a cocoon using the special glands in its mouth<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I will write more about this adventure in coming days, but what I wanted to say <em>today<\/em> is that my sounds are now online on the Sonic Trails Soundcloud page. This means that if you wish to go and see Richard Tuttle&#8217;s work in the Turbine Hall you can add to your experience by listening to my Sonic Trail at the same time. I am intending to make a visit to see\/hear everything in situ at noon on Saturday 18th October. If you would like to come along and meet me at that time or ask me about the sounds, please feel free to do so. You can either hire a player and headphones from TATE Modern or download the <em>Sonic Trail<\/em> to your own device, but if you go for the latter I would recommend you find or borrow some nice headphones to hear the work at its best!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5799\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5799\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5799\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5799\" data-attachment-id=\"5799\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5799\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bobbins-1.jpg?fit=950%2C688\" data-orig-size=\"950,688\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;PENTAX *ist DL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1210712187&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bobbins-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bobbins at Whitchurch Silk Mill&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bobbins-1.jpg?fit=950%2C688\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/bobbins-1.jpg?resize=950%2C688\" alt=\"Bobbins at Whitchurch Silk Mill\" width=\"950\" height=\"688\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5799\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bobbins at Whitchurch Silk Mill<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The last few weeks have been difficult for various reasons but I have thoroughly enjoyed working on this project. I&#8217;ve loved listening and recording, crafting the actual sound pieces, grafting all the sounds together in interesting ways, learning new things about everyday textiles, raising a colony of silkworms and meeting scientists who are clear and passionate communicators. It&#8217;s all been very exciting, rewarding and creative and I hope that positivity comes across in the final pieces. I am also really enjoying the last phase of work on the <em>KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook<\/em>. Though things have been quiet here on the blog, plenty has been going on: plenty of KNIT and plenty of SONIK. <\/p>\n<p>I hope you like the sounds!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5818\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5818\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5818\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5818\" data-attachment-id=\"5818\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/?attachment_id=5818\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EDDIE-1.jpg?fit=950%2C273\" data-orig-size=\"950,273\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;14&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407413911&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"EDDIE-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Swatch from forthcoming KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook, featuring designs based on Edirol recording device&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EDDIE-1.jpg?fit=950%2C273\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thedomesticsoundscape.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/EDDIE-1.jpg?resize=950%2C273\" alt=\"Swatch from forthcoming KNITSONIK Stranded Colourwork Sourcebook, featuring designs based on Edirol recording device\" width=\"950\" height=\"273\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5818\" \/><\/a><p 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