Commissions
Fathoming Fungal Frequencies
An interactive sound experience by Maya Chowdhry. Part of MA Show 2023, School of Digital Arts (SODA) Manchester Metropolitan University
Fathoming Fungal Frequencies seeks to uncover the existence of a shared language between human and fungi; giving a voice and making visible the mycelium network from which it fruits. By utilising interactive biodata sonification, which requires this inter-being collaboration, the piece hopes to connect human to more-than-human. →
Eco Echoes
Sound mapping has been used extensively by environmental sound artists to map soundscapes relating to ecology. Because of my interest in water politics and climate justice and, after reading this question by Westerkamp (2002:56) ‘Can soundscape composition initiate ecological change?’ →
Waves
For this interactive sound Installation I wanted to make visible the transformation of Salfords waterways, particularly in relation to climate change. I took as a starting point the paintings hung in the Victorian Gallery at the museum that featured these waterways, and then made a series of field recordings, and imagined soundscapes, in the specific locations, for example Blackfrairs Bridge. →
Galvanising Change
Galvanising Change is an experiential audio Installation examining climate change, for one audience member at a time. It uses a wearable sensor to measure their galvanic skin responses whilst they are listening to climate justice stories – which are triggered according to the audience’s emotions. →
Witness Waters Story Trail
A participatory art project exploring water. Part of ‘Etruria Boat Gathering’ on 10th and 11th July 2021
The Story Trail will be available until the 31st of July 2021. Location details are on the Etruria Canals Festival website →
Places of Poetry
My poem ‘My Eyes’ is in the anthology – Places of Poetry : Mapping the Nation in Verse, →
What’s Eating Paradox
An Installation presented at Castlefield Gallery as part of ‘Obstructions’. Read more about this group exhibition on the →
Seeds on Earth
This live art piece asks you to plant seeds: to counter climate change; bioremediate for soil pollution; and →
Soil voicemails and other trans-species calls
This digital poetry piece was commissioned for the ‘Crossed Lines’ project in collaboration with the Science Museum Group project explores trans-species calling: insects leaving ‘voicemail’ messages in the soil for other insects; humans creating computer-generated whistles to telephone dolphins; and the parallel of telephone-tapping to eavesdropping by túngara frogs. →
Food Justice & Digital Art Projects
An exploration of my food justice and digital art projects, presented at Sheffield Documentary Film Festival 2019
Join myself, community food expert Mama D, Rick Watson of Sheffield Climate Alliance and food researcher Professor Bhavani Shankar to explore revelations, contradictions and journeys around food, where it comes from, how it nourishes us and impacts our health. →