Testing Ground: Georgia Lomax Thorpe

Local sound artist Georgia Lomax Thorpe has been carrying out a week-long residency from home, whilst exploring the Pendle Landscape safely to create new work. Georgia looks to intertwine sounds of Pendle Hill environments with stories from people who have a connection with the hill to create an immersive audio work.

Georgia tracked her movements as she walked around the Hill, capturing auditory sensory experiences that will be manifested as an interactive map. Having published an open call for audio recordings and meeting people, whilst maintaining social distance, to gathering recordings, the map will also include local reflections on the landscape. When out walking Pendle Hill, Georgia would stop to begin conversation with strangers. Asking open ended questions, Georgia stimulated conversation to better understand people’s relationship and understanding of the place. Whether locals or visitors new to the space, Georgia would ask questions like: What brings you here today? Is this your first time visiting Pendle Hill? What brings you back? Do you feel a sense of history here? Do you feel connected with nature here?

Georgia produced a video with original sound and footage collected from Pendle Hill. This was part of Georgia’s creative process, as they played with manipulating different frequencies of wind sound, informing the development of the sound map of Pendle Hill. For optimal listening, use headphones!