SOUND OF FUTURE OCEANS
Sound of Future Oceans are listening devices and gateways to futures not yet imagined. They reconceive the discarded or cast away into something precious and full of hope. The devices invite you to stop and listen closely – can you hear a future ocean? The sound you hear is what Hawaii-based cellist and sound artist, Anna Callner Pare, imagined future oceans to encompass. Recordings of Pacific and Atlantic surf intermingle with voice, touch, and the cello. It is a reminder that future oceans depend on humans, just as humans depend on future oceans.
The 9 audio tracks of HELD
Recording of the Atlantic Ocean (Cape Cod)
Recording of the Pacific Ocean (Kailua, HI)
The voices Anna’s son and his friend, aged 4 and 5, talking about their love of the ocean and how to protect it
“Ocean” said by both boys
Anna’s two year old daughter making happy sounds as she arrives at the beach
Collected Pacific Ocean water being poured from one cup to another
3 separate tracks of cello being played in different registers
