As a native of Central Florida, I’ve made countless trips to the beaches in Volusia and Brevard counties throughout my life. But my 2020 residency for the ACA Soundscape Field Station transformed the purpose of those “beach days”. From May to November, I made 17 trips to the Canaveral National Seashore and recorded over 100 hours of audio. That material provided a deep reservoir for developing a solo exhibition of sound art presented in December at the ACA Harris House Gallery.

Each piece in the exhibition provided a different path to spend time engaging with the Canaveral Soundscape. The works all take time to unfold, much like a natural soundscape. These long durations allow visitors to hear something new each time they give one of them a few minutes of attention.

- Artist talk from the opening reception – 30 minutes - https://soundcloud.com/acasoundscapefieldstation/dr-nathan-wolek-artist-talk

- the hours facing… (Turtle Mound) playlist of excerpts – 16 minutes - https://soundcloud.com/acasoundscapefieldstation/sets/2020-artist-in-residence

- the days below water (Mosquito Lagoon) playlist of excerpts – 26 minutes, 30 seconds - https://soundcloud.com/acasoundscapefieldstation/sets/the-days-below-water-mosquito-lagoon

- Event details on ACA website - https://atlanticcenterforthearts.org/event-or-exhibition/canaveralsoundscape/

- Exhibition video with audio description track – 7 minutes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lpP6EyQoLM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79sfg2IBAMg ; https://www.nathanwolek.com/2020/12/canaveral-soundscape/