Autorama was part of Non-Bio Boom, a research thematic I proposed to Inspace, Edinburgh on Anthropogenic sound. This resulted in a 3 month period where man-made sound was explored by myself and other artists and researchers, hosted and programmed by Inspace.

During Non-Bio Boom I built a semi-anechoic circular chamber within Inspace. Two different installations took place in two phases (Autorama and Panechoic), each consisting of newly created panoramas and soundscapes which were installed in the purpose-built chamber. The two phases allowed for developments and tests to be done including sound installation experiments as well as visual developments.

Accompanying the exhibitions and research thematic I presented two public events. One was a soundwalk and the other an evening of experimental soundscapes.

The Soundwalk was carried out in collaboration with Bill Davies, Salford University. People who attended the event were invited to actively participate in a soundwalk, recording and listening to their environment, along with discussion and information about sound mapping and noise pollution.

The evening of soundscapes included music, talk and installations by Marianne Greated, Peter Stollery, Iain McCurdy and Robert Dow.

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