Paper short abstract:

Overview of the fusion of acoustemological research and sound art practice in the recomposition of Voices of the Rainforest (1991) in the 7.1 surround sound immersive format.

Paper long abstract:

Review of the linkages between the theory of acoustemology (acoustic epistemology), ethnographic research on listening and auditory perception in the Papua New Guinea Bosavi rainforest, and the recomposition of the 1991 CD Voices of the Rainforest in the immersive 7.1 cinema surround sound for sound art installations and concerts in galleries, museums, and theaters, (and anthropology conferences, on occasion). Presentation will be followed in the next session by a sound performance of this work.