
Sound sculptures and the perception of space in the case of Singing Ringing Tree
How is the perception of an urban or natural space affected by the introduction of sound art installation? Can public sound art help to make urban spaces feel more open and public? If so, how? Do sound art installation provide the space with a sense of familiarity or uncanniness? In the present project, I try to answer these questions by drawing on ethnographic research I did at two sites, one in London and one outside Burnley, in Lancashire.
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Singing Ringing Tree is a sound art installation created by artists Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu located at Crown Point Rd in Burnley, Lancashire. To answer the questions of my research I have employed, in this project, cross disciplinary methods including photography, sound recording and traditional qualitative data from interviews with the public interacting with the piece. The outcome of my investigation resulted in a photo essay, two soundscapes and a text discussing my findings.










