Hear us O Lord ... using sound and Malcolm Lowry's short stories to create a new vocabulary for re-imagining plastic-filled seas.

主啊，请听我们说……利用声音和马尔科姆·洛瑞的短篇故事创造一个新的词汇来重新想象充满塑料的海洋。

• 批准号: AH/T005289/1
• 负责人: Alan Dunn
• 金额: $ 3.09万
• 依托单位: Leeds Beckett University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FT005289%2F1
• 关键词: Hear; us; Lord; ...; using

Hear us O Lord from heaven thy dwelling place: using sound and Malcolm Lowry's short stories to create a new vocabulary for re-imagining plastic-filled seas.Our seas are polluted with eight million metric tons of plastic every year and microplastics have found their way into humans through the food chain. How do we process such statistics and scenarios? How and where can we network to create new artefacts that present the problem differently? To reflect and act upon this extraordinary state, we wish to develop a cross-disciplinary network that meets at sea and produces new audio content with the clear overall aim of finding a new vocabulary for re-imagining our plastic-filled seas. We will explore what happens when a Practice-As-Research methodology brings academics and creatives together at sea to mingle with members of the public and uses the short stories of Malcolm Lowry and sound recording as catalysts to re-imagine our plastic-filled seas. We feel that this network, building upon previous Lowry research, will benefit not only those sectors involved but, through the free podcasts, be of use in educational, entertainment and artistic contexts. We are observing many students attempting to make work about plastic pollution but their references are limited and primarily visual. How can we instead use listening and a fresh set of literary references to generate new content?The research will use sound under the guidance of one of the world's leading sound recordists, Chris Watson, who has used audio to encourage us to rethink our immediate and global surrounds. His award-winning natural history work with David Attenborough has given Watson a unique insight into the relationship between the environment and sound. Malcolm Lowry was born on Merseyside in 1909 and named his collection of short maritime stories 'Hear us O Lord ...' after an Isle of Man hymn. His writing will be the catalyst for our network that will meet at sea during six crossings between Liverpool and Isle of Man. Lowry's stories presciently explore the impact of oil refineries on coasts and the significance of sea travel writing. During each 4-hour crossing, researchers will mingle with members of the public and ferry staff to record short interviews, Lowry passages and abstract sounds. Each crossing will be programmed around specific themes, outlined in Case for Support, and each journey will have professionally delivered sound recording workshops, Malcolm Lowry readings and informal participation. We are proposing an exciting network who will meet at sea, including:The Retail Institute, liaising between the packaging industry and retailers such as Asda, Waitrose and NestleThe Art Doctors, an artists' group engaging the public in unusual contextsBluecoat, Liverpool's centre for contemporary art and Lowry advocates through their 'Lowry Lounge' programmeMariners' Park, retirement facility on Merseyside for those with 25-years experience at seaThe Band of Holy Joy, sound collage musicians/broadcastersDr Jessica Van Horssen, expert in plastic pollution and part of eXXpedition networkMerseyside Maritime Museum, National Museums Liverpool The network will be led by visual/sound artist Dr Alan Dunn (Leeds Beckett University) and Malcolm Lowry expert and poet Dr Helen Tookey (Liverpool John Moores University) who previously collaborated on 'The Lighthouse Invites the Storm' conference, audio event, public artwork and limited edition CD. Outputs from this new network include:'Hear us O Lord' one-hour podcasts, 2020-22'Hear us O Lord' two episodes of BAD PUNK by Band of Holy Joy, ResonanceFM'The Lowry Lounge' art exhibition and live readings, Bluecoat'Sea Galleries' digital display, Merseyside Maritime Museum'Using Lowry and sound to tackle sea pollution' guest edited issue of 'Design Ecologies''Plastic at sea, with Lowry', researchers' network presentation, The Retail Institute annual seminar

主啊，从天堂你的居所聆听我们：用声音和马尔科姆·劳瑞的短篇小说创造了一个新的词汇，来重新想象充满塑料的海洋。我们的海洋每年被800万吨塑料污染，微塑料通过食物链进入人类体内。我们如何处理这些统计数据和场景？我们如何以及在哪里建立网络来创建以不同方式呈现问题的新工件？为了反映这一非凡的状态并采取行动，我们希望开发一个跨学科的网络，在海上相遇并制作新的音频内容，其明确的总体目标是找到一种新的词汇来重新想象我们充满塑料的海洋。我们将探索当实践即研究的方法将学者和创意人员聚集在海上与公众交流时，会发生什么，并使用马尔科姆·洛瑞的短篇小说和录音作为催化剂，重新想象我们充满塑料的海洋。我们认为，这个建立在Lowry之前研究基础上的网络，不仅将使相关部门受益，而且通过免费播客，将在教育、娱乐和艺术环境中使用。我们观察到许多学生试图制作关于塑料污染的作品，但他们的参考资料有限，主要是视觉上的。我们如何使用听力和一套新鲜的文学参考来产生新的内容？这项研究将在世界领先的录音师克里斯·沃森的指导下使用声音，他用声音鼓励我们重新思考我们的直接和全球环境。他与大卫·阿滕伯勒（David Attenborough）合作的获奖自然历史作品，让沃森对环境与声音之间的关系有了独特的见解。马尔科姆·劳瑞1909年出生在默西塞德郡，他把自己的短篇小说集命名为《听我们吧，上帝……出自马恩岛的一首赞美诗。他的文章将成为我们的网络的催化剂，我们将在利物浦和马恩岛之间的六个过境点在海上相遇。劳里的故事很有先见之明地探讨了炼油厂对海岸的影响，以及海上旅行写作的重要性。在每4个小时的穿越中，研究人员将与公众和渡轮工作人员一起记录简短的采访，劳里的段落和抽象的声音。每次穿越都将围绕特定的主题进行规划，并在“支持案例”中进行概述，每次旅行都将有专业的录音研讨会、马尔科姆·洛瑞读物和非正式参与。我们正在提议一个令人兴奋的网络，他们将在海上会面，包括：零售研究所，联系包装行业和零售商，如阿斯达，Waitrose和雀巢；艺术医生，一个艺术家团体，在不同寻常的环境中吸引公众；蓝衣，利物浦当代艺术中心和劳瑞倡导者，通过他们的“劳瑞Lounge”项目；水手公园，默西塞德郡的退休设施，为那些有25年海上经验的人提供服务；该网络将由视觉/声音艺术家Alan Dunn博士（利兹贝克特大学）和Malcolm Lowry专家兼诗人Helen Tookey博士（利物浦约翰摩尔斯大学）领导，他们之前曾合作过“灯塔邀请风暴”会议，音频活动。这个新网络的输出包括：“聆听我们啊，上帝”一小时播客，2020-22“聆听我们啊，上帝”两集BAD PUNK由Band of Holy Joy， ResonanceFM的“the Lowry Lounge”艺术展览和现场阅读，Bluecoat的“海洋画廊”数字展示，默西塞德郡海事博物馆“使用Lowry和声音来解决海洋污染”客座编辑的“设计生态学”，海洋塑料，与Lowry，研究人员的网络演示，零售协会年度研讨会