The Library by soundpocket- Artist in residence for field recording projects

Mo Tat is a small village on north-east Lamma Island. The village is composed of three areas: Mo Tat Wan along the beach, Mo Tat Sun Tsuen (Mo Tat New Village) on the hill and Mo Tat in the valley. Soon, Mo Tat is to welcome British artist Mike Cooper.

Mike was invited by soundpocket to come to Hong Kong for Around sound art festival 2013. He his now continuing his stay to work on his ongoing field recording project: Island, as part of The Library’s artist residency in Mo Tat.

As a sound explorer, Mike’s art practice is all encompassing, straddling performance, recording, the art of soundscape, and more. He had visited and made field recordings around the islands of Ubin, Fiji, Hawaii, East Timor, Bali, Penang… in Pacific Ocean and South East Asia.

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Mike said, “I do feel people miss a lot of the acoustic environment by not walking.” On the 7^th day of Lunar New Year, would you like to listen and walk with Mike, and sharing his listening experience in the village?

Registration: Please send your name with contact number to thelibrary@soundpocket.org.hk before 14 February, 2013, 17:00. Successful applicants will be contacted individually.

Note for participants: Participants are required to bring their own recording device and notebook. You may be invited by The Library to contribute your recordings to our online community.

More about Mike Cooper: www.cooparia.com/projects/walking-in-ubin

Details
Date: 16^th February, 2013
Venue: Mo Tat, Lamma Island
Leader: Edwin Lo
Quota: 20 people
Gathering Time and Place: 9.00 am, Aberdeen Pier(www.ferry.com.hk/chi/service.htm), HKD22 for Round-trip ferry fare.
Estimated Ending Time: 3.00 P.M.

About Edwin Lo
Edwin Lo is an artist from Hong Kong. Through different explorations on sound, Lo tries to develop his own philosophy and language on sound and listening: thinking sound as an object of desire, as haunting memories and experiences. auditoryscenes.com