Artist in Residence 2022 – Lise Olsen
Lise Olsen is a responsive artist researching and collecting stories by embracing uncertainty, in-between a sphere of space and the sonic. Her practice explores immersive sound and the ‘Soundwalk’ experience using field-recordings and stories. She is searching for different forms of awareness, by interpreting sound as a sonic identifier of place. A PhD Candidate at the University of Aberdeen, her research focuses on sound art and installation, questioning ‘Why immersive soundscapes create an embodied experience of the in-between’. She enjoys collaborating with others to co-producing work and her collected research uses a diverse range of presentation methods.
Visit: liseolsengenerates.com
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Rock, Ravine, and a Dragoon
I decided to take a slight detour and leave the Dava way and walk down a steep bank to seek out Huntly’s Cave, also known as Lord Huntly’s Cave. The legendary location of the rock face, cave, ravine, and stream was the hiding place of George Gordon. An information board described how he apparently, hid…
On the surface of the Dava
My walk on the Dava Way section of the Moray Way began at Seafield Avenue in Grantown-on-Spey. The route is 23 miles and follows the old Highland Railway line to Forres. I followed the road passed the caravan park, where I climbed up the steps onto the railway embankment. The pathway is elevated and gives…
Walking beyond the Launderette Revolution
The walk from Cromdale to Grantown-on-Spey is a relatively short walk of 3.5miles. My walk began at the Launderette revolution, a vending machine-style laundromat that provides a 24hr washing service. It seems to be a bizarre beginning to my last journey on the Speyside Way, before joining the Dava. Cromdale got its name because of…
