FoAM

I have gathered sounds I think we can use to communicate change within either the air or the water. For the air selection I propose bats, dragonflies and cuckoos. Although we have agreed that [...]

Wednesday 29th April.  I should be in Penryn, Cornwall, UK with Dave Griffiths and Amber Griffiths in the FoAM studio. Instead we are COVID resicted and so are setting up virtual sonification [...]



We have five participants plus partners, portable toilets at vast expense, an empty container we’ve filled with our gear, world champion sea kayaker Claire Eatock and Matt from Access Lizard, [...]

I am back at FoAm-Kernow, Penryn, home of the Sonic Kayak. Our last outing together was their spectacular launch at the Swansea Science festival back in 2016. However, research has still been [...]

The sonic kayaks will be presenting at the British Science Festival September 2016. Monday 5th – 7th September 2016, Swansea, Wales. Details to follow. Sonic Kayaks: The BRI & Kaffe are [...]

A reflection on music making on water. The sonic kayak as instrument. Did we have expectations? Had we spent time on water?  Yes to both. Our first public experiment at FoAM this week was simple [...]

We’re inspired from yesterday’s action and deem to get on the water with 2 kayaks including a sub woofer. Hull vibrations? Today we also have a touring kayak which gives access to the inside of [...]

So we spend the morning on or listening to the water and return to the lab for afternoon discussions, coding, sensor and sonification action. Sonic Kayaking is fun. And so different to sonic [...]

The variety of skills and knowledge amongst the people gathered is inspiring as here we have immediate access to resources that can respond rather than internet trawled figures or opinions. Amber [...]