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Paul Ratcliff

Dr Paul Ratcliff is a sound recordist, producer, photographer, writer and academic. His productions are led by high fidelity field-recordings, that have been incorporated into art-installations, educational games, sound and photography works, videography, and contributing to, and recording of, musical and spoken word performances. His practice focusses on heritage recording; such as urban-wildlife, decaying structures, industrial and historical building and machine recording. Typically his work is site-specific and based in Yorkshire and the Pennines, normally exploring environmental, social and historical themes. Many of his productions are accompanied by his and others’ photographs of the locations. He is committed to connecting societies to locations, themes, histories and ecologies using sounds and evocative images. His work is known for revealing unheard or unfamiliar sounds of places, and his compositions are renowned for their mindfulness qualities. His practice is ethically approved, risk assessed and environmentally responsible.