Boulder Field Ponds & Streams

In the summer of 2022, a huge piece of glacier fell at the end of the valley named Hollersbachtal, causing a massive landslide to shift the landscape in the bed of the valley. At the mouth of the valley is a large lake and dam for producing electricity. At the shallow end of the lake opposite the dam, boulders lay strewn among a field of grey stone rubble leftover from the landslide. Water trickles between the stones, collected in small glittering ponds that hold beds of fine, black sparkling sand. Using a zoom H1 and Zoom H5, I recorded the sound of streams shaping tiny pools in the shadows of giant stones. With minimal editing, the recording is a morphed collection of five recordings, blended together to give notice to the journey of wandering between the rocks, and the acoustic sonic tapestry of the various rock chambers that harmoniously create a unique immersive soundscape.