We created a soundscape composition, commissioned by Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, using field recordings and processed sounds, all recorded in Chatham Dockyard Ropery. Our composition is part of a permanent installation at the New Ropery Gallery. We collaborated with the creative studio Lima, who were responsible for the visual part of the installation.
The Chatham Ropery attracts visitors throughout the year, who enjoy the new installation, and learn through sound and image historical aspects of the local manufacturing industry, its machinery and ropemakers who worked in that space.
The permanent installation engages members of the public with the aural signature of historical contexts and connects them with conditions from the past.