I listened to Wright's sound piece "A Quiet Reverie", performed live at the Swiss Church in Covent Garden. The piece is a mix of sound recordings from the sites of four derelict abbeys in North Yorkshire. The acoustic qualities of the ruined architecture are revealed through this recording of the structure's interaction with the wind, rain and wildlife.
Wright made a point of playing the sounds from a concealed platform above the audience - encouraging focus upon the sound alone and therefore enhancing the role of the visual imagination. It was beautiful to listen to, and also a refreshing change to engage only my hearing. I made notes whilst listening to the piece and was amazed by the amount of images and assumptions I had made about the structure.
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