About
Lucy Stevens is a multidisciplinary artist trained in the visual arts whose recent work has focused on listening and recording her surrounding environment. Using in- ear microphones she creates binaural audio soundscapes. She is interested in Psychogeography (the study of the specific effects of the geographical environment, on the emotions and behaviour of individuals), and the way in which Guy Debord’s theories have informed the context of her practice. The recording technique, achieves incredibly precise three- dimensional sound to create an experience of physical immediacy and complexity, offering the listener a multitude of sensations, leaving them unable to distinguish between what is ‘live’ sound and what is recorded.
Stevens’ recent sound installations (with and without visual elements) investigate the relationship between humankind and birds, and the cultural significance birds play to human societies.
A current project to support Cornell Science Laboratory in New York to examine why feral pigeons exist in a variety of colours, involved a yearlong documentation (using written notes, photography and video), looking particularly at one area of Leicester. The information gathered will be shared with a composer to interpret into music for a sound installation in early 2013.
Recent projects as part of an artist residency in 2011 at CAMAC (centre for art, science and technology) in France include, The End of the Line, a sound installation that interprets information based on the messages delivered by pigeons during the Franco-Prussian War. Egg Box Messages is a tribute to the pigeon Cher Ami, who saved the lives of the Lost Battalion during WWI. Feeding Frenzy uses bread and seed on light sensitive paper to create a series of prints, accompanied by a recording taken from a microphone hidden inside a loaf of bread.
Lucy, we are working with the County council economic development team to coordinate the next stage of Bathing beauties – another series of creative installations entitled Structures on the Edge. We are looking for interesting things that can take place to raise the profile of our scheme and the Bathing Beauties in general. It would be good to meet and chat about what you do, so its there in case anything appropriate comes up.
| Posted 2 years agoWe have worked with Dallas Simpson before http://www.spiresandsteeples.com/ListenHere/ and would be keen to do a similar project for the coast, perhaps as a pod cast or as an Ap or other format people can access on their phone at locations along the coast. We are particularly keen to do as Listen Here has done – partner accessible sound experience, like reminiscence and song, with creative sound interpretive piece.
Dear Lucy,
I’m currently working on my PhD at the University of Huddersfield researching the relationship between reality and fiction in immersive performances – obviously your work is of considerable interest to me and I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind being interviewed as part of my research?
Kindest Regards
Mark Ellis
| Posted 1 year, 7 months agoHi Mark
Thanks for leaving a comment. Sounds like an interesting research area, anything I can do to help just let me know.
Send me an email at lucystevensaudio@gmail.com
Thanks
| Posted 1 year, 7 months ago