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Voices of a natural forest
The Sihlwald is a nature discovery park located near the city of Zurich and is a nationally significant nature conservation area. It is intended to transform into a natural forest without human interference, at its own pace and with its own rhythm. The soundscape composition ‹Voices of a natural forest› takes you on a virtual 24-hour walk through the Sihlwald, allowing you to experience the unique soundscape of a mixed beech forest deep within the woods, all the way down to the entrance of the nature discovery park. The park is situated in close proximity to railway tracks, a motorway and the Zurich airport, making the human impact even more evident. The gradual passage of time, sonified with guitar sounds, serves as a reminder of the importance of listening to and reevaluating the relation between human and non-human beings on this planet.

Voices of a natural forest

Sound installation – Soundscape composition played via sound shower, digital prints on wallpaper, sandbucket suspended on guitar string
2-channel audio (7 min 8 s), 2023
1.5 m x 1.5 m x 2.0 m (l x b x h)

Exhibited at

2024
Entangle! – Kunstraum, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich
Environmental Listening Session #7 (hosted by Marcus Maeder), Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich
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