Field recordings taken from multiple megalithic sites in the UK. Recordings were made either directly on to the stones or with a contact mic pressed in the earth at the base. 
Copyright Paul Vivian 2023
Enquiries - paulvivianstudio@gmail.com

Swinside Base Recording 25th February 2023 Clickscrunching.WAV

Surface Recording 21 File Avebury Large Stone (Cove)

Project 02 File Avebury Base Of Stone Recording Crunching And Pops Throughout

Project 1 079 Castlerigg Surface Scraping And Knocks Throughout

Nine Stone Circle Knocks Feb 11 2023

Audio taken from standing stone at White Moss stone circle, near Boot, Lake District UK 

white moss stone

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.

Paulvivianstudio