Date: Tuesday 15th October.

Number of Participants: 20

Duration: The talk will last approximately 45 minutes + 15 minutes for questions and discussion.

Cost: Free

La Cosa Preziosa (Susanna Caprara)

Artists Talk: Immaterial Labour: An Introduction to Field Recording Practice'.

This talk introduces the discipline of field recording as arts practice within the wider realm of sound

art. The talk will be supported by a slideshow presentation and audio excerpts

Originally a documentary adjunct to research work in the field (1940s- Alan Lomax, Ludwig Koch),

then a key tool for the acoustic ecology and research practice in the 1970s (Murray Schaefer, World

Soundscape Project), field recording's rich and varied history will be traced until the present day- the

point when technological developments have ensured its steady infiltration into the wider art world.

The talk will touch on the basic tenets of the discipline, illustrated through a selection of audio

excerpts from some of the world's key international field recordists. Challenges such as gender

bias will be discussed, as well as current trends within the discipline, with examples from La Cosa

Preziosa’s own professional field recording practice in Ireland and abroad.

La Cosa Preziosa is a professional sound artist and field recordist originally from Italy but based in

Dublin.

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