An investigation into the archaeology of the invisible, hidden and psycologically closed space of the ‘other’ militarised landscape.

Using National Grid coordinates this research project tours to functioning and speculative closed military locations to investigate, detect and record the unseen and unheard emitted from these sites as an ecology of the pervasive, mythical and material.

In the form of radiation- radio, radar and high frequency line of site transmissions, Field recordings actively seeks and translates a terrain of electromagnetic activity into aural readings and also as data.

These sites varying in their level as communications, some are specific for functioning of the day to day, for example communication with jets, and 'air to air' communcation, whilst others hold much more specific intentions and are infamous for this; sites which can only be described as 'imaginery'.

To date, I have made a number of journeys to around 16 sites, all in the UK, many in Scotland. Scotland, ideally situated for the remote placement of sites; Scotland is less inhabited and also geographically sites are strategically placed for clear trajectories across the atlantic, and North sea.

Field recordings is an ongoing work from 2006.

Audio: selected pieces

M.O.D Jukebox / selected audio tracks

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Exhibitions / screenings:

M.O.D Jukebox & Blindspot
Spectropia. Riga, LV. 2008. Images >

NS 246883: the other space
Audio track for ‘Drip’ audio CD and the Williamson Tunnel installation, Liverpool. UK. 2008

Craigowl Hill Tour
Something in the Air. Duncan of Jordanstone Gallery, Dundee, UK. 2007

Blindspot
Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA), Dundee, UK. 2007.

NS 230 894 > NZ 246 651. Field recordings: live. Connecting Principle: Process. CultureLab, Newcastle upon Tyne. 2007