The Balcony of the Best Exotic Geranium Hotel (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery)
A collaboration between myself and artist Karl Foster, my contribution being sound-based and Karl the objects and surfaces inside the room. The room was crafted under the guidance of Mark Smith, Leisure and Education Coordinator for The Norfolk and Norwich Association for the Blind (The NNAB). As Mark is blind, his Dream Room encourages visitors to engage through sound, touch and smell. A myriad of pleasing textures and objects are await those that navigate his room.
An audio description was carefully composed with Mark to provide navigation and an insightful account of his room; furthermore additional field recordings were subtly included to further enhance the viewer’s experience.
Dream House comprised of 22 miniature rooms specially created by Norfolk-based architects, artists, makers, students and school groups. These formed part of the temporary exhibition Small Stories: At Home in a Dolls’ House which was display at the Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery 4 March – 25 June 2017.
Sound Scramble (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery)
Visitors were invited to explore The Paston Treasure through 8 sound boxes, each box played a short loop of a particular element depicted in the painting. Participants then had to guess which sound they were hearing, a particularly perplexing one was an amplified lobster!
Small Story Soundscape (Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery)
Small Story Soundscape was an interactive drop-in session for families at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, visitors had the opportunity to explore and create variety of rudimentary sonic textures by utlising contact microphones on everyday household objects and toys. This activity was part of the Easter Holiday programme relating to the current temporary exhibition Small Stories: At Home in a Dolls’ House.
Sound Art Breakfast Experience, Egg Festival Café (Norwich Arts Centre):
Michael Ridge 