What does sound tell us about our future? Can it inspire us to think differently? Through sonic expeditions to eight landscapes in the Czech Republic and Iceland, we look for solutions to challenges facing our civilization in the area of energetics, agriculture and landscape management.

To gain new insights and knowledge, the expedition explores the environments of the Hellisheiði geothermal power plant with CarbFix underground carbon dioxide storage technology, the Búðarháls hydroelectric power plant, the Fjallsárlón glacial lagoon and the Fagradalsfjall volcano. In Czechia, the expedition visits the Tušimice coal-fired power plant, the Žarošice CO2-Spicer repository, the Kaly aquaponic farm, and the Milovice rewilding reserve.

As a part of an interdisciplinary project Future Landscapes, field-recordists Sara Pinheiro and Magnús Bergsson venture into areas filled with ambiguity and unsuspected risks. Their special sound instruments are able to capture the innermost technological processes and phenomena that our ears can’t hear.

Find out more about the project at www.futurelandscapes.eu.

The project is being realized with support of the EEA Grants.

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Sara Pinheiro's equipment:

RECORDER
Sound Devices MixPre-10T

MICROPHONES
Sennheiser Ambeo VR Mic
DPA SMK-SC4060
AKG C411
Telephone Pick-Up Coil1
Aquarian H2a
Elektroucho Pro
Geofón

Follow Sara https://soundcloud.com/sarapini

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Magnús Bergsson's equipment:

RECORDER
Sound Devices MixPre-6

MICROPHONES
Sennheiser MKH30/40 (MS)
Sennheiser MKH8020/MKH8040 (AB40)
DIY stereo mic. w. Primo EM172 capsules (Baffled - Binaural)
Benthowave BII-7121 & Aquarian H2a XLR Hydrophones
LOM geophones

Follow Magnús https://soundcloud.com/fieldrecording-net

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