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Sound art echoes Constable's coastal muse
20 Jun
Summary
- Artist Louise K Wilson uses sound to interpret Constable's 1816 honeymoon drawing.
- The event connects Constable's art to a volcanic eruption's atmospheric impact.
- Recordings of nature and interviews feature in the sonic art piece.
A live sound project is celebrating the coastal connections in the art of John Constable, whose 250th birth anniversary is being marked nationwide. Artist Louise K Wilson will perform a piece responding to "Weymouth Bay, Osmington," a drawing Constable created during his 1816 honeymoon.
Wilson's work is part of the Constable Ambisonic project, which captures 360º spatial audio recordings from locations depicted in Constable's paintings. She explores how sound reveals a place's character and changes over time, drawing inspiration from Constable's fascination with meteorology and the unusual weather of that year.
The performance incorporates recordings made in and around Osmington, including natural sounds and sea recordings, alongside extracts from volcanologist and curator interviews. This event marks the third in a series of six, highlighting how a simple drawing can hold profound historical and sensory narratives.
