“FOXP2” by Melody Owen
FOXP2
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- FOXP2
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Sonic and visual languages are unique expressions of each animal’s embodied sensory reality and experience. Perception and communication are embodied and subjective. The world is alive with communication.
FOXP2 is an interdisciplinary practice-based research project about listening to and visualizing the voices of other species and thinking about the connections between our intersecting worlds.
The Styly iteration of FOXP2 built for Everywhen ISEA is a place where the voices of flying foxes are stored in cold temperatures for preservation. These were recorded in Sydney, Australia. They are spinning slowly in the trees. You can locate the flying fox audio by flying to each of the 3 trees.
The bones of virtual architecture representing the voices of Kookaburra, Australian Raven, Pied Currawong, and Australian Magpie float around the perimeter. In Sydney, all these species share the soundscape. You can find the bird voices in the Hyperfy iteration of FOXP2 – https://hyperfy.io/foxp2
The skybox was generated with Blockade Labs Skybox AI. The flying foxes were recorded babbling in the tree outside my bedroom window.
