Joshua Bonnetta, a Canadian artist, challenges the authenticity in field recordings by embracing subjective experiences. His work spans experimental documentaries and expansive audio projects, notably 'The Pines,' a four-hour album capturing 8,760 hours of sound from a pine tree. Bonnetta's approach emphasizes the impossibility of objectivity and the power of editing, crafting intricate seasonal soundscapes that reveal layers of environmental detail. His art captures the essence of the landscape's complexities while inviting listeners into a personal auditory journey through dense yet accessible compositions.
"I abstract the sounds so that they would align more with my experience and the feeling of what I got from that place."
"The impossibility of objectivity is a central idea in The Pines, Bonnetta's monumental four-disc, four-hour album."
"The beginning of 'Spring' features the magnified sounds of something creaking—which recalls the noise of a slowly opening door."
"The listening experience is dense but easy, obvious yet shrouded in mystique."
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