Portfolio

Short-form Audio

A Sonic View of a River

Scientist and educator Maija Niemisto describes the hydrophone deployment of the Hudson Ecological Acoustics Research (HEAR) project, illustrated with sounds gathered as part of the research.

Lost Coast

An audio postcard sent from a beach in Maine where public access is being imperiled by coastal erosion and sea walls.

Shortnose Sturgeon

Hudson Ecological Acoustics Research (HEAR) scientist Rebecca Cohen describes some of the sounds recorded by a hydrophone at a Shortnose Sturgeon wintering ground on the Hudson River.

As Above, So Below

A composition inspired by the sounds of Ross seals recorded in Antarctica. Produced as part of Polar Sounds, a project of Cities & Memory and the Alfred Wegener Institute.

An SOS from Planet Earth

SOS from Planet Earth – An imaginary broadcast from species of the Earth calling out to the universe for rescue. Part of the Wave Farm Radiophonic Quilt on radia.fm

Long-form Audio

Everything is Eel

An entertaining exploration of the world of the American eel, told by a group of volunteers helping to study this enigmatic fish. Produced with Sam Sebren for Wave Farm.

This interview and sonic piece reveals the creative collaboration of a jazz musician and climate scientist. The two interpreted climate data to compose a song that expresses the perils of sea-level rise and the hope that its worst impacts will be avoided. Produced for WAMC’s 51%.

The Ocean Is Losing Its Breath

The story of how low-oxygen, aquatic “dead zones” are impacting fish told through ambient audio, sound design and an interview with fisheries ecologist Karin Limburg. Produced for WAMC’s 51%.

Short Videos

HEAR Videos

A selection of short videos from the Hudson Acoustics Research Project

What Does New York City Sound Like?

What Does the Hudson River Sound Like?

What Does Silence Sound Like?

What Does Going Home Sound Like?

Project Breathless Videos

Project Breathless Introduction

Fisheries scientists are studying the effects of low oxygen dead zones on Baltic Sea cod by studying earstones, tiny structures in fishes’ ears that record aspects of their life histories. Produced with footage from Deep Sea Reporter for the Baltic Sea Science Center in Stockholm, Sweden.

Songs of Baltic Cod

Song of a Stone Age Fish

Song of a 21st Century Fish

A Fish Tale

Aimed at a youth audience, this video introduces the concept of watersheds and the role of land use in water quality and healthy habitats. Produced with illustrator Lori Friday and narrator Ellie Friday-Hohman for the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science & Technology in Syracuse, NY.

Web-based Media

ArcGIS StoryMap Collection: Sounding the Depths

An ArcGIS StoryMap collection focused on the Hudson Ecological Acoustics Research (HEAR) project. This six-part collection was produced for a primary audience of High School-aged students in New York’s Hudson River Valley.

ArcGIS StoryMap: Climate-adaptive Design Studio

An ArcGIS StoryMap featuring work of students in the Climate-adaptive Design studio, a Cornell University Landscape Architecture course focused on climate resilience in Hudson Valley communities.