Part of set of 2 min long recording from Poprad River in Slovakia. All rights reserved. 2014.
Lots of gentle sounds of the water gliding on the stones. 

Poprad River Sound 03

The sound piece is a part of Flowing Roots sculpture, and it is to be played accompanying it in a loop. This was inspired by Poprad River in Slovakia. 
Steel might not be the first material to be associated with a river or its flow. I see it differently, as for me it became a medium for a sculpture inspired by a river I grew up nearby in Poprad, Slovakia – the 167.4 km long Poprad River. “She” is for me a kind of symbol representing my roots, my belonging and the natural beauty of the Spiš Region.
This river story starts when I discovered a disaster struck in February 2014. Twenty times more than allowed amount of cyanide was found in the Poprad River’s flow, starting in an industrial area of Matejovce. The poison caused deep damage to the affected ecosystems. Thousands of fish died and the habitat on the seven-kilometre-long stretch will take years to recover... 
Continue reading here - https://silviakrupinska.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/flowing-roots/

Flowing Roots Sound Piece

Note this sound file is unedited and its purpose is an audio note taking, researching for The Rivers Project. I'd like to make a correction: when I refer to a bird family of bitterns, now I know they were Moots actually. Thank you.

One of my regular walks in Walthamstow Wetlands in Lee Valley, Nort-East London. I walk and talk as a form of an audio blog. This is a part of The Rivers Project - a series of artworks, writings and discussions based on themes of rivers, water, and nature.

Walk and Talk at Walthamstow Wetlands, 16.08.15

Walthamstow Wetlands, London. Cormorants nesting in March create a very specific soundscape on reservoir no.5.

The Large Cormorant Island

I walk and talk during my research at Walthamstow Wetlands in London. This recording is a part of Studio Hide art installation 2015-6.

1. Sitting on a Branch in Wetlands, part 2,  26 Aug 15

Another of the research audio notes from my Walthamstow Wetlands walks. This is a part of Studio Hide art Installation. 

2. Wind in Wetlands, part 1, 26 Aug 15

It's raining in Walthamstow Wetlands and I find shelter under a willow tree. This soundtrack is a part of Studio Hide installation.

Silvia Krupinska

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