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Una Lee creates digital interactive sound map of an imaginary island

Belfast-based sound and multimedia artist Una Lee pursues alternative ways of storytelling. She sings, narrates, collects field recordings and makes things, as well as composing and designing her own live and/or fixed performances and intervention scenarios.

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Stylised digital illustration of an imaginary island landscape with green trees, mountains, clouds and winding paths in muted colours

Many of her works, whilst being primarily sound-based, incorporate interdisciplinary aspects that blend performance art, visual art and theatre practice.

Most recently, for her OĀZE project, Una has created a sound map of an imaginary island. She explains: "Unlike most sound maps that employ Google Maps or similar, this one uses digitally illustrated original map and aerial views of places such as market, harbour, villages and landscapes, initially based on real places.

"As sound maps do, it also features field recordings which are accompanied by voice narrations that tell fragmented stories about a woman who was born and raised, and has lived her entire life on this fictional island."

The work blends digital illustration, fictional storytelling, sound art and creative technology into one. For more details visit optophono.com/oaze.

Aerial map illustration of an imaginary island with white outlines, pale blue-green tinted areas, wavy symbols indicating water, and a yellow dotted line on the right side
Minimalist digital illustration of an imaginary island with textured landmass, wavy outline, small scattered circles and a dark blue mountain shape on a pale grey background
Bird's-eye view illustration of an imaginary island surrounded by green trees, with white buildings and pathways in the centre and wavy lines representing water
Digitally illustrated aerial map of an imaginary island with white outline, yellow dashed lines indicating buildings and paths, and small blue mountain symbols scattered around a grey background
Overhead view of a stylised digital map showing an imaginary island with white buildings and structures arranged across a pale grey background with pink-tinted areas
Digital map of an imaginary island showing a central white building surrounded by red cone markers, with mountains and curved paths on a pale background
Stylised aerial map of an imaginary island in soft blue-green with white contour lines, textured central area and three yellow flag markers indicating interactive points
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