20250712 - Voice of the Water with Eric Powell - Making Waves

Does water have a voice? On today’s show we explore that question through listening to underwater sounds and Darren Copeland’s conversation with sound artist Eric Powell. In his sound installation la Voix de la riviere Powell modified a rotary telephone and connected it to a live transmission of the Haute Yamaska River in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. He is currently working on a new iteration Voice of the Water that also uses the rotary phone, but this time to playback sounds of rivers, creaks and lakes located near South River Ontario. To learn more about Eric Powell’s work visit his Wordpress site and Bandcamp page.Making Waves is a one hour program about radio art and sound art and is produced by New Adventures in Sound Art's Artistic Director Darren Copeland in South River, Ontario, Canada. The show features Canadian, US, and international artists creating sound-based media art. It focuses on the techniques, processes, and motivations of the artists it features as well as individuals supporting the field through dissemination and curatorial activities. The show is a snapshot of what is happening in sound-based media art in the here and now from a northern perspective. https://naisa.ca/