The Accidental Finding of Treasure
An Audio Installation at Moray Art Centre
https://www.rosienewman.com/stravaig
Watched by the sky, a small handmade boat rocks in the loch, the high pitches of its sail touching cloud.
Momentarily the mists thin, and islands, darkened with trees, reveal the shapes of mountains without names, deeply mapped by wolves.
The installation is an evolving creation that uses objects and recordings to metaphysically and metaphorically represent the relationship between humans, and the matter and substance of the natural world. The boat refers to life's journey, beneath it is the structure that holds, underpins and elevates our perspective, and is our connection to the place where we live.
Speakers are placed at the water level of the elevated boat, playing the recordings of the hums and breaths of women rowers from Cromarty. The audios are spaced apart and go in and out of sync organically, echoing around the room to give a sense of a wide-open space.
Materials
Wooden handmade sailing boat (facing due west towards Cromarty), pink canvas sail, aluminium scaffolding, rusted steel pool, Loch Maree water darkened with Black Isle peat, and five speakers playing the sounds of rower’s breaths and hums.
Click to hear a hum
