Approach to Rewilding As a landscape suspended between a state of toxic post-industrial abandonment and the large-scale corporate regeneration first ushered in by the Millennium Dome project, North Greenwich is a place of stark contrasts.
The windswept river loomed over the entire walk, dominating the landscape with its history of economic power as much as its physical presence. These conditions drew my sound recordings close to the shingle-strewn ground, the water and industrial perimeter fences. A surprise reprieve in a bird sanctuary woodland brought a powerful moment of calm.
After the walk, as I digested the sounds I had gathered into a audio collage, I found myself on youtube re-experiencing the bizarre y2k spectacle of the Millenium Dome and my trip there as an 8 year old through clips of random home videos and archived interviews/propaganda. This heady dose of millennial nostalgia found a polar reflection in the memories and reflection of Ian, a long-time member of the very working class Greenwich Yacht Club who I encountered on the walk.
I approached the final stage of creating the music as a response and enhancement of the sound journey I had created, scoring the unseen drama of the reimaged landscape.
William Boon
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