monterey
central coast
california
overly friendly monterey pine dweller
virgin gorda
: : surface reflections
: : shallow reef
: : reef algae
antigua
: : shallow reef plants
: : decomposing cushion star
rollo beck (1870-1950)
(bird collector, explorer and taxidermist)
: : developed awareness of the worlds bio-diversity for modern conservation
: : helped prove some of charles darwin’s controversial theories
: : unwittingly shot nine of the remaining eleven known ‘guadalupe caracara’ birds
: : killed three of the last four individuals of a subspecies of native galapagos tortoise
a misty drive between carmel and morro bay, central coast, california
point of the pines lighthouse.
pacific grove, california.
the oldest constantly operating lighthouse on the west coast of america since 1855.
a concrete tower rising from a 1-1/2 story stone cape cod style lighthouse keeper’s building. now a 1000watt halogen lamp producing 50,000 candella is visible up to 17 miles. focal plane 89 ft (27 m), white light occulted every 4 s. 43 ft (13 m)
pacific grove
museum of natural history
monterey peninsula
california
under the quay
little dix bay
virgin gorda
the ep consists of collaborations on different tracks between russell burden (being) and:
craig tattersall, danny norbury, jez riley french.
the original field recordings from within the lighthouse are also on the 3″ cd and the smaller postcard inserts vary per copy.
for much more information including the cymatic film from the installation, please use the links below.
boundaries film : : here
boundaries information : : here
folkestone fringe : : here
a closer listen review : : here
folkestone triennial : : here