Lizzie King - Sounding Water

Sounding Water is an unfurling durational gathering of sound, image, and voice that took place at Pink in Stockport 17th October, 2025. Presented through a spatial audio and visual performance it brings together works by Lizzie King, Fiona Brehony, Hayley Suviste, and Aisling Davis.

Sounds from:

King’s Wetlands/Floodlands - considering the man-made flood defences and its multi-species inhabitants, including the water boatman. Through physical touch of plant species of the site the sounds of different species and infrastructure are sent around the installation. Field recordings from Kersal Wetlands

Brehony’s Material Listening - the hum of water-based paint machines threaded through fabric of a river, textured traces of industry and renewal along its banks. Protest, dance, and the call of an early morning rooster. Field recordings from the River Irk.

Suviste’s Bog Belly - deep within the restored wetlands, the air crackles, pops, and gurgles with the sounds of life returning to the ancient bogs and mosses - lands that humans drained and degraded over the course of a century. Field recordings from bogs and mosses of Delamere Forest.

Davis’ Saana - recorded under 24-hour Arctic sunlight, where meltwaters meet long-term lemming studies. Molecular echoes, original scores, and field samples reflect on solitude, perception, and shifting ecologies at the edge of a lake. Field recordings from Quantum Lake.

Image credits: Will Rowe & Rob

Wetlands/Floodlands was further developed through input from the Createch program and performed at Beyond Conference 2025. Evolving the spatial audio of the piece and allowing for an interactive element with the audience, engaging with the plants from the site to hear the different sounds of the species.