Robert will be presenting a new site-specific audiovisual installation at Fuddlefest 2021.

In June I came to Fuddletown to do some field recording of the area. It was a beautiful sunny summer's day and the birds were singing, more or less constantly. In fact I was surprised by how often they sang. On listening back to the recordings there was hardly a moment when the birds could not be heard. I then began to focus in on another sound they made, which is perhaps less what we think of when we think of bird sounds – their wings.

The recordings featured many examples of their wings beating, flapping and fluttering and I began to process these and assemble a soundscape based around them. In this way this work became a kind of comtemplation of birds and their wings and the incredible journeys which they make with them.

The swallow also became a particular focus as a family had nested in the garage just beside the greenhouse where this installation takes place.

Fuddlefest is a music festival, nestled in the heart of rural Wexford. This years festival presents leading Irish musicians performing classical and contemporary works. Hosting cutting-edge electronic music with Dublin Modular alongside afternoon trad sessions by Tulua. Sonic installations await discovery.

Website and full information for the festival available here