Artist in Residence 2022 – Lise Olsen

Lise Olsen is a responsive artist researching and collecting stories by embracing uncertainty, in-between a sphere of space and the sonic. Her practice explores immersive sound and the ‘Soundwalk’ experience using field-recordings and stories. She is searching for different forms of awareness, by interpreting sound as a sonic identifier of place. A PhD Candidate at the University of Aberdeen, her research focuses on sound art and installation, questioning ‘Why immersive soundscapes create an embodied experience of the in-between’. She enjoys collaborating with others to co-producing work and her collected research uses a diverse range of presentation methods.

Visit: liseolsengenerates.com

Lise’s Blog

  • Sounds of the Moray Way on KCR.fm

    Sheila MacDonald from Keith Community Radio interviewed Lise Olsen about the sounds she recorded whilst walking The Moray Way. Lise talks about the unique soundscape of different locations in Moray. The sounds discussed include the strange footsteps at Covesea lighthouse, the halyards at Lossiemouth, the eerie sound of seals and the echoes at the Speyside…

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  • Endings and Beginnings

    The last section of my walk on the Moray Way was from Calashdhu to Forres. It’s a relatively easy walk through forest, farmland, and town. I walked with some members of the Moray Way Association and the artist Norma Hunter. Norma is the new artist in residence for the Moray Way Association, and it seemed…

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  • The Desolate and Dramatic Dava Moor

    My walk began at the Dava junction, where the ward boundaries of Highland and Moray meet. The junction is also where the A940 to Forres begins. I wandered through woodland and was eventually rewarded by the views of the Dava Moor. It is my favourite part of the Dava Way. The landscape is dramatic, with…

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