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Somewhere a Field : Volume II

by Paul Whitty

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Listening to the River Exe flooding First Marsh 14:59
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Wind and rain striking the gate between First Marsh and Second Marsh 03:24
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Listening to the riverbed 31:18
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"Make an effort to exhaust the subject, even if that seems grotesque, or pointless, or stupid. You still haven’t looked at anything, you’ve merely picked out what you’ve long ago picked out.” (Georges Perec; Species of Spaces; 1974)

'somewhere a field' is a research project exploring the soundscape, and the use of sound-making devices, in a rural site in the parish of Netherexe, Devon. The former border between the Hundreds of Wonford and Highridge runs across the site, and is now the boundary between the Parishes of Netherexe to the North and Brampford Speke to the South. The site consists of five fields and an area known as 'rough marsh' that runs next to the River Exe. The fields are bordered by the river on three sides and even on a casual inspection it is possible to see evidence of the changing course of the river with old river beds and disused channels. You can also see culverts cutting through the embankment of a disused railway line and providing evidence of former streams and tributary channels of the Exe.

The fields are part of Fortescue Farm and I explored them with the kind permission of the farmers Ed and Jilly Greed. Each of the fields has a name and on my first visit I spent much of my time in 'first marsh' nearest to the farmhouse listening to the sound of the river in flood from above and below; the sound of rubber on asphalt as cars travel along the A396 between Rewe and Stoke Canon; birdsong and the sound of an excavator moving soil and rubble to the South near Stears Cottage and the Exe Valley Way; and the sound of trains as they pass along the mainline that heads North from Exeter and lies to the West of Stoke Canon.

'somewhere a field' is supported by the Sonic Art Research Unit (SARU) at Oxford Brookes University.

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released September 30, 2022

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