On 28th of May 2022, A team of 5 individuals embarked on a trip to the Rocky hills near Magadi, about 40 kms from Bangalore. Their intention was to capture sonically, what this 2.5 billion year old, geological structure.. The 2 day recording initiative was focused on capturing space, vastness, stillness and reactions in the varied landscapes surrounding these rocks.

The project aims to provide a perspective for the world we inhabit, without making the human being the largest player in the game. Anchored in The rocky landscape of Ramanagara, Karnataka, an ancient geological site, this team is trying to give the rocks, the trees and the animals and the non-human life the role of protagonist in their stories, leaving man as a witness in the vast scale of space and time around him.

The core team consists of the Open Platform collective - Shabari Rao (Lead Researcher) , Manush John, Navya Sah and Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy. Abhinav Suresh, from The Indian Sonic Research Organisation, tagged along for this particular expedition as a sound recordist.

About the Project:
Open Invitation is a part of SonicMatter OpenLab
https://sonicmatter.ch/en/sonic-world/openlab

Forest

Valley

Hill Top

Contact Rock

Water On The Rocks

Temple Near Bridge

Tea Shop Kitchen 1

Tea Plantation

Tea Cutting Machine

Second Tea Shop 1

RIVER

Pesticide Spray

Nadumalai tea plantation

Morning Forest 3

Morning Forest 2

Morning Forest 1

Manager speaking about tea estate

FOREST SOUND 2

FOREST SOUND 1

Bridge

BALAJI TEMPLE

This recording was made by Pratyay Raha and Katrinem

Katrinem spent her time in Bangalore exploring the sounds of a broom. She also worked with students and artists in Bangalore to explore a collective, auditory project. This particular recording was made in Malleswaram by Pratyay who tried to capture her improvisation with the broom with a binaural microphone. 

The examination of sound and space is an integral part of Katrinem's work. For over 12 years, she has been investigating through her artistic research, the walkability of cities and its associated spatial perception.

Two aspects of her current artistic research and process are as follows: observing a site and personally experiencing space while walking.

Katrinem is continually broadening, challenging and refining her individual approaches to the subject of sound and space through exchange and collaborations with artists and researchers.

Sweeping in Malleswaram

These recordings were made by TheISRO artist in residence Pratyay Raha at the Cubbon Park Metro Station, Bangalore. 

Track 1: Platform sounds consisting of announcements, trains and people moving and speaking. 
Track 2: Entry and exit gates, beeping sounds, gate opening/closing
Track 3: Recording of a drone like sound of a particular machine

Special thanks to Yash Bhandari from Art in Transit for his assistance.

Machines

Gates

Platform

Sounds recorded underwater at Maafushi, Maldives. These sounds were collected using a handmade diy underwater microphone.

Underwater recording near shore on Maafushi, Maldives

Underwater recordings of seagrass meadow near Maafushi, Maldives during the change of tides. The sound was recorded using a diy underwater microphone. 

This is a part of the Ecosystem Songs project which is in collaboration with Earth CoLab and (Art)ScienceBLR.

Underwater recording of seagrass meadow during tide change

The Indian Sonic Research Organisation is a collective dedicated to the proliferation of creative music and experiments in sound. We are instrument builders and artists. Our performances incorporate DIY and home-made instruments made with discarded electronics and other found objects. We also run a community music lab and record label which disseminates works by Asian composers, sound artists and musicians.

The Indian Sonic Research Organisation

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