LISTEN WITH HEADPHONES OR STEREO SPEAKERS

More than half the life on Earth is in the soil beneath our feet. It’s the most biodiverse habitat on the planet. As humans we assume this world is silent. Miniscule and microscopic species shuffle, scuttle, scamper, wriggle, and burrow between particles and pores, shifting and reshaping with the seasons and time—time we cannot fathom.

Soil fauna, fungi, bacteria and plants live symbiotic, intimately connected lives attuned to circadian and circannual rhythms, interrupted by climate change and human activity. Anywhere on Earth demands we lean in and listen to earthworms, ants, crickets, slaters, and beetle larvae, and the microscopic life we can only imagine challenging anthropocentric views of time, scale, and value. This multi-layered, often acousmatic composition of field recorded sound is the soundtrack to a more collaborative and resonant dance of life, where the heartbeats of humans and more-than-humans are in sync with Earth’s cyclical rhythms.

Anywhere on Earth

ecoPULSE.art is a platform for projects exploring the future of regional territories through enquiry, connections and creativity. Kim V. Goldsmith is a storyteller with a background in radio and print journalism, communications and content production spanning 30 years. She lives and works in the heart of regional NSW Australia, where she explores the issues that come with humans in the environment, and through her sound work, aims to give a voice to the more-than-human world around us.

Anywhere on Earth

ecoPULSE / Kim V. Goldsmith