trans:migration
trans:migration is an audio/visual installation inspired by the writings of the Scottish-born naturalist, author and pioneer of wilderness preservation, John Muir, engaging with themes of interconnectedness, creation and belonging within humanity and the rest of the natural world.
In 1869, John Muir, a Scottish immigrant to America, experienced a profound spiritual awakening to the interconnectedness of all life through his immersive experience of wild nature during a summer spent in Yosemite Valley. In 2012, a mother, a first-generation immigrant to Britain, speaks the words of John Muir written in the summer of 1869 as her second-generation daughter walks the landscape of his birth, and first generation immigrant men and women create original writing in response to walking along the John Muir trail in East Lothian, Scotland. trans:migration uses sound recordings, design, creative writing, photographs and film taken in East Lothian and original music to celebrate our connection to natural world, the eternal cycles of creation, and the interconnectedness of all life.
* Visit the LISTEN page to hear trans:migration audio*
Showing at
Edinburgh Mela, Aug 2012
Luminate Festival, October 2012
Credits
Composer/Lead Artist: Niroshini Thambar
Film: Sana Bilgrami
Photography: Anne Binckebanck
Design and Build: Simon Harlow for Silo Design & Build
Sound Technician/Mix: Nik Paget-Tomlinson
Part of the Sonic Walk Project, engaging urban communities with rural environments, from the Edinburgh Mela.
In 1869, John Muir, a Scottish immigrant to America, experienced a profound spiritual awakening to the interconnectedness of all life through his immersive experience of wild nature during a summer spent in Yosemite Valley. In 2012, a mother, a first-generation immigrant to Britain, speaks the words of John Muir written in the summer of 1869 as her second-generation daughter walks the landscape of his birth, and first generation immigrant men and women create original writing in response to walking along the John Muir trail in East Lothian, Scotland. trans:migration uses sound recordings, design, creative writing, photographs and film taken in East Lothian and original music to celebrate our connection to natural world, the eternal cycles of creation, and the interconnectedness of all life.
* Visit the LISTEN page to hear trans:migration audio*
Showing at
Edinburgh Mela, Aug 2012
Luminate Festival, October 2012
Credits
Composer/Lead Artist: Niroshini Thambar
Film: Sana Bilgrami
Photography: Anne Binckebanck
Design and Build: Simon Harlow for Silo Design & Build
Sound Technician/Mix: Nik Paget-Tomlinson
Part of the Sonic Walk Project, engaging urban communities with rural environments, from the Edinburgh Mela.
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