Archaeology of the Ear - Poetry and Music

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Written By Jason Conway

I’ve spent the last few months exploring, thanks to a commission by the musician Chris Cundy, the Neolithic gallery at Corinium Museum in Cirencester, charged with thinking about a few objects and their impact on ancient Gloucestershire for a radio show Chris is working on for Resonance FM.

A number of poems have come from this thus far, and three have been made into short films to give a taste of what’s to come. The films, edited by Chris, are scored with his haunting and evocative music, which winds itself deep into the core of my poems.

It’s been a great relief to be working on something that gets me beyond the quiet valley I live in, and to see people, even if some of these people have been dead for 6000 years (see the film Unboxing the Dead, embedded below) and absorb a whole new set of information.

Here, then, are the three poem and music films made so far, from the museum’s YouTube channel. For more information, including research text from Chris, follow the links further down…

https://youtu.be/LRMa2ZvSYi4

A Place in the River

https://youtu.be/LRNPLY4MDtY

Earth-bound, Wind-bound

https://youtu.be/5b_1gj6JSaE

Unboxing the Dead

For more information on, and to read the text of, A Place in the River, click here. To find out more about Earth-bound, Wind-bound, click here. For more on Unboxing the Dead, click here.

Jason Conway

I'm a creative guru, visionary artist and eco poet based in Gloucestershire UK.

I love designing Squarespace websites for clients as well as providing a full range of graphic and website design services. My clients are passoinate entrepreneurs that are making a positive difference in the world.

Clients can hire me for brand and marketing strategy, content research, content writing and content management, social media training and management, blog and article writing, book design, book cover design, self publishing help, packaging design and sign design.

I'm a creative coach helping passionate and ethical business owners to create sustainable businesses geared for a healthy work life balance and helping to break through blocks and regain or maintain focus. I use creativity as a key problem solving tool and motivator.

As an artist is create inspirational works of art for private and corporate clients, from full size wall graphics and installations for offices, conference areas and receptions, to cafe's and restaurants to health and wellbeing centres. Any wall or space can be transformed with large scale art, which is a key motivator for staff and can reduce work related stress. I also accept private commissions for paintings, sketches and illustrations.

As a published poet I write about the joys of nature and the human devastation of it. I also write poems for brands and businesses to engage their audiences in new and more thought provoking ways.

https://www.thedaydreamacademy.com
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