Artist Statement
How does what we hear change our perception of what is possible and can what we hear change reality?
These questions are at the heart of my attraction to audio art.
It is my belief that we are greatly influenced by what we consciously and unconsciously hear. People are more influenced by their audible environments than they realize. I desire to make work that highlights listening as a practice and raise an awareness of sound perception, exposing and highlighting emotional undercurrents in the environments we inhabit. I use audio to direct and manipulate attention of my listeners, subtly challenging their perceptions and preconceptions. My work alternates between taking a playful look at what we consider to be reality and then sometimes a more poetic approach, lingering on sounds and words in order to capture the listener and have them examine what they are paying attention to.
