Select a location where recordings were made:

The video includes the above and below the water recordings combined with an image of the location. When played through headphones the below water sounds are in the right hand speaker.

There are also separate recordings from above and below recorded at the same time. They can be played together by pressing the play buttons close together. When viewed on a phone held on its side or on a large screen a volume mute button is also available so each recording can be turned off and on separately to compare the above and below.

Throsby Creek

Islington Park footbridge

Newcastle Harbour

Queens Wharf

Stockton ferry arrives

Coal ship the Aghia Sofia departs

Crokers Creek

Fernleigh Track : Redhead

Belmont Wetlands

Fernleigh Track : Belmont

Lake Macquarie

Belmont Baths

The recordings are also available for exploration as an interactive visualisation artwork at the Watt Space gallery in Newcastle until early September. These recordings are part of the Soundings project.

The audio recordings (excluding the images) can be remixed with attribution as follows.

This project contributes to PhD research by the artist supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship.
Recording equipment made available by the University of Newcastle, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences.