Soundscapes of ‘Lesser’ Nature
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Audio/Visual
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Publication Year
2023
Publisher
Earth.fm, United States
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Abstract
“Soundscapes of Lesser Nature” is a soundscape ecology research project which focuses on deep listening as a visceral way to understand the relationship between humans and nature. The project is being pursued as part of the earth.fm grants for Soundscape Studies, 2023.
‘Lesser’ nature refers to the ecology of human settlements in and around environmentally sensitive areas. The project hypothesizes that the soundscapes of these spaces can provide a fresh insight into conflicts and cooperation within human-nature dynamics in India, in a way which is more experiential than the study of sanitized enclosures of nature reserves.
The project is also an attempt to understand the paradox of considering humanity as detached from nature, then subsequently finding the remnants of ‘pristine, untouched, and exotic nature’ in order to preserve them – and ultimately the consumerism, and commercialisation associated with this.
‘Lesser’ nature refers to the ecology of human settlements in and around environmentally sensitive areas. The project hypothesizes that the soundscapes of these spaces can provide a fresh insight into conflicts and cooperation within human-nature dynamics in India, in a way which is more experiential than the study of sanitized enclosures of nature reserves.
The project is also an attempt to understand the paradox of considering humanity as detached from nature, then subsequently finding the remnants of ‘pristine, untouched, and exotic nature’ in order to preserve them – and ultimately the consumerism, and commercialisation associated with this.
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