Dawn chorus

This recording is part of an on-going collaboration with the Channelsea river by artist duo Blanc Sceol (Stephen Shiell & Hannah White), through their varied work with moorings and conservation cooperative, Surge Coop, which they co-founded in 2018. Since then the river has become a key collaborator and their artistic work has become entwined with this river work, with listening & sound practices opening new approaches to conservation. The river is a site of tensions and contradictions - a recovering landscape that is home to the 3rd largest sewer outfall in Europe. The recording was made remotely via a live stream box at dawn (developed by Sound Camp) set up for 24 hours as part of the Arts Council funded workshop ‘Ecological Radio’, organised by Blanc Sceol (Stephen Shiell & Hannah White) in collaboration with Sound Camp, at the Long Wall Ecology Garden - a site of ecological community care, led by Stephen Shiell and stewarded by Surge Cooperative.