Forest Voices ( Sound Installation version) by IsaSuarez works published on 2023-09-09T21:06:12Z Sound installation 2023 Watershed exhibition - Midland Arts Centre -Birmingham - 2023 Isa Suarez This piece was developed using sound recordings from the Elan valley's streams, original music and quotes from interviews Suarez had with local eco-experts about their eco-strategies at the Elan valley - Wales - UK ‘Forest Voices’ is a river’ song flowing through the currents of complex natural worlds. It aims to give a voice to land workers and ecologists from the Elan Valley. This piece was developed using underwater and overtones of stream recordings made in the valley, as well as woodwind and string samples. Local eco-experts include: Fiona Gomersall: Ecologist and Natural Heritage Officer at the Elan Links Heritage Lottery Project. Sorcha Lewis: Farmer who lives at the Elan Valley and with whom a wide group of farmers set-up the Nature Friendly Farming Network. Sarah Woodcock: Biodiversity and GIS Data Officer at The Biodiversity Information Service for Powys and the BBNP (Formerly Conservation Officer (Green Connections) at Radnorshire Wildlife Trust). Genre Ambient