Be the Sea worked with local coastal communities to explore how we can become more capable of living with and not just on the coast - in ways that are mutually sustainable with fellow human and non-human beings? 

The project centred around three methods to foreground listening:

• Attunement: field-recording activities that zone in on the non-human sounds of the coastal seascape through listening and recording.
• Resonance: deep listening activities and voice/instrumental activities that use imaginative and creative strategies to develop an empathic and reflective relationship with the coastal seascape.
• Resilience: sound collage activities leading to a publication and composition that engenders ongoing stewardship of the coastal seascape.

In this episode, we hear from curator; Suzy O'Hara, artist; Louise McKenzie, particpant; Dahrmendra Mehta & sound recordist and composer; David de la Haye.

Find out more about the project here.

Producer: Lottie Steele