Paul Vivian is a UK-based artist with a background in Fine Art from Norwich School of Art and Design and Chelsea College of Art and Design. His research explores themes of object animism, trace, and resonance, with a current focus on Neolithic stone circle structures. Utilising Archaeoacoustics, Vivian conducts fieldwork across UK archaeological sites, creating unique recordings directly from ancient stones to capture their internal audio resonance—an innovative approach to Neolithic sites that has yet to be widely explored. These sonorous recordings form the foundation of Vivian’s recent film work, which delves into the character and presence of specific Neolithic sites. His findings and methodologies have been presented at recent academic events, including symposiums and conferences at Tate Liverpool (2023), Manchester Metropolitan University (2024), and the University for the Creative Arts (2024). Recent exhibitions of Vivian’s work include Ventriloquism – The Lost Voice Spoken by Others at The Whitaker Museum, Sensual Fields as part of the Bath Arts Festival, and the Manchester Contemporary Art Fair.

Stereo soundscape recordings. Sometime nature, sometimes people, sometimes machinery. Sometimes quiet things like a single branch creaking in the wind on Dartmoor, sometimes odd moments in the city. Mostly local, but sometimes travelling. 

Folkish singer/songwriter who also makes nature-infused ambient sounds (as Firs).

Field sound recordist and archivist of vanishing sounds in natural Iandscapes. Highly commended in the Sound of the Year Awards 2024 - Best Natural Sound.

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