Segment no.9

"In composing Segment No. 9 for the Flow project, I explored how to translate the satellite imagery into sound and blend it with the provided field recording. I began by converting the imagery into raw data, which I then mapped to MIDI to trigger synthesisers.

"Listening to the field recording, I felt it told its own story, capturing the contrast between the free flowing River Lech and the sound of gravel at the extraction factory site. I composed a tertiary piece in a bid to combine these elements, feeling that my part was one of creating an emotional space where a conversation could take place between them.

"With this in mind, I reached out to the artist and curator of the Flow project, Riccardo Fumagalli, to see if he and his colleagues would be willing to share their personal reflections on the river. Both he and Dr. Martina Cecchetto of the University of Padua kindly provided moving voice messages. Their words inspired me to weave their voices into the piece conversationally, providing the final cohesion I had envisioned at the outset." 

Section of the river Lech reimagined by Cara Kelly. 

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Flow is a creative exploration telling the story of a river through the power of sound. The project is a collaboration between the University of Padova and the University of Würzburg, with support from Cities and Memory. Explore the full project at https://citiesandmemory.com/flow.