The Digital Gallery Exhibition: artificial field recording

artificial field recording by Elizabeth Millar comprises a series of kinetic sculptures that sound in amongst the urban spaces and pathways of the Montreal neighbourhood where Millar resided between 2020 and 2022.  

The sound sculptures are assemblages of repurposed materials, such as cardboard, wood, metal and felt, which are activated by small computer ventilation fans. They were recorded in studio and composited into the urban environments using chroma keying (green screen). Some of the sculptural materials are displayed in the gallery alongside the audio-visual work. This exhibition asks us to consider our awareness of place and belonging in our day-to-day lives.