Magnet fishing explores the mysteries lurking submerged beneath the gloom of our canals. Initiated by Ben Hall, the investigation aims to discover real junk in a society where everything is resold as vintage or antique. On 27.02.14 we used magnets to recover metal objects from the Leeds and Liverpool canal lock. I photographed the objects and, because of their relationship to water, presented these images in my Drip Music publication. I collaborated with illustrator Michelle Crocker and printmaker Meara Withe to create a sequential series of graphic scores, drawn with the metal objects, inspired by the sounds of the Drip Music performances.
I intend to collaborate with animator, Ben Hall, to develop an interactive phone App. Fusing, new and old, useful and useless, exploring new methods of conceptual restoration within our modern digital age, highlighting the concept that anything can be recycled. The App is a tool to encourage people to explore the audio everyday world. Juxtaposing the rusty scraps of metal with the chiming songful resonating notes these objects make as they collide on the screen. Even so called junk can play its part creating music.