cycle form

cycle form is an intermedia work that weaves together improvised performance, sculptural installation, and a self-regenerating sound environment. Created in response to Walter Pfeiffer: Connemara and presented at UCC’s Boole Library, the piece reflects on cycles of environmental degradation and repair — and on the quiet, continuous labour of care that binds humans to the natural world.

Field recordings gathered in Connemara form the foundation of the work’s soundscape. These recordings are processed through a custom-built MaxMSP system that gradually erodes and restores the audio in response to falling water: each drip alters the sound, marking time, decay, and renewal. The installation becomes an active participant, slowly reshaping its own sonic landscape.

During the live performance, the artist interacts with the sculpture and evolving sound field through improvised gestures, emphasizing attentiveness, maintenance, and co-presence. cycle form unfolds as a conversation between environment, technology, and human touch — a meditative study of fragility, responsibility, and the rhythms that hold ecosystems together.