Aqueduct 2 - Pipe Dreams, collaboration w/ Antony Lyons by Nikki Sheth

AQUEDUCT 2 - Pipe Dreams
Second in a series
(first 6 mins by Antony, last 6 mins by Nikki)
A collaborative composition by
Elan Links/ Elan Valley artist-in-residence, Antony Lyons
https://antonylyons.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-hills-are-alive.html
@novaformula
&
Sound Artist, Nikki Sheth
nikkisheth.myportfolio.com/about

An imaginative geopoetic concept piece.
As well as the water that flows through the 70 mile pipeline from the Elan Valley in the Welsh uplands to the English city of Birmingham, this piece expresses the idea of a two-way sharing - or flow - of watery sonic ambiences.
Echoes, voices, field recordings, temporal reverberations. Reciprocities.
Atmospherics and hydrospherics of the counterflows.
Rural and urban, and in-between.
Sound art and acoustic ecology.

Big thanks to the sheep farming community of the Elan Valley, especially Dean, Jolene and Esme (Pen y Garreg Farm). Also to Cath and Krysia (CARAD) and Matt (Elan Links).
The soundtrack features 6min composed by Antony, followed by 6min by Nikki.
Both sonic sections incorporate pipe-band samples from Birmingham pipe bands.
The Elan Valley Aqueduct was constructed over 100 years ago by Birmingham Corporation, to supply clean water to a rapidly expanding city. A visit to Rhayader Carnival by a Birmingham pipe band was annual celebratory event for many years after.
The artist residency is hosted by the Heritage Lottery Elan Links project, and is connected to the 'Here Commons Everybody' programme supported by Arts Council England and the CCRI (Countryside and Community Research Institute)
http://www.antonylyons.net/antony/Here_Commons_Everybody.html

A linked artist film features archival Super8 film generously provided by Pauline Lewis (Rhayader) mixed with new video footage by Antony Lyons.
vimeo.com/668271183