Chris Watson’s No Man’s Land is an audio installation that celebrates the sounds, rhythms and music from deep below the surface the world’s seas and oceans.

Taking place at Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts from 27 March – 13 April and suitable for all ages, this city-specific edit of the sound work created by Watson (David Attenborough’s sound recordist), takes the listener from Brighton beach, through the soapy surf and out around the world, submerged on an oceanic journey for the ears and the imagination.

No Man’s Land is a unique spatialized audio journey into the deep ocean and the most ‘sound rich’ environments on the planet. The sounds that make up the piece have been collected by Watson over his 30-year career as a sound recordist specialising in natural history, including from his work on Frozen Planet and on documentaries and musical collaborations at far ends of the earth. Watson is also an experimental musician and a founding member of the group Cabaret Voltaire.

The balloon is a way that D/deaf or hard of hearing audiences can experience No Man’s Land via the medium of vibrations. 

 The membrane of a balloon is sensitive and it vibrates because the soundwaves from our  speakers are powerful, especially in the ‘ambisonic’ configuration that we will have our auditorium set up in for this installation.

You will be able to pick up a (biodegradable) balloon at our box office before your visit if you would like to experience the work in this way.

For more information contact our box office in person 10am-4pm Monday to Friday or via 01273 678 822 / boxoffice@attenboroughcentre.com