The sound work of Duncan Speakman delicately handles the connections formed environmentally, psychologically, and physically and becomes a medium for exchange between the domains of sound, music, and documentation. For Speakman, who started out his career as a sound engineer, sound does not stop at being a mere listening experience, but rather communicates and expands with all the outer elements contained in time and space—the “here and now”—together with memories implanted deep within the subject and the inner emotions of each moment. Speakman includes the spaces of life in his works, such as the areas between city buildings, public squares, cafés, and rural roads. The process of acceptance itself becomes an integral part of the work.
