Beyond (Richard Steinitz)

Beyond (Richard Steinitz Building) (2023) is a multichannel installation produced in collaboration with visual artist Ian Bilson. Consisting of a spherical geodesic structure and containing 40 loud speakers, it builds on research conducted for Beyond (2014) and other previous research surrounding the fabrication of aural landscapes and trompe l’oreille. As in the previous version of the installation, the speakers are conceived collectively as a single sound-producing unit, accommodating the detailed spatial construction of sonic images over the surfaces of the domes. Beyond (Richard Steinitz Building) presents new site-specific compositions which take into account the audio ‘assets’ and idiosyncracies of the Richard Steinitz building at the University of Huddersfield. The presented scenes are designed to extend the sounds of the building, its immediate surroundings and the countryside of the nearby Yorkshire moors, in order to draw the ear outwards and encourage closer listening to the local aural environment.