About the Work
Acoustic observation often happens subconsciously.
We learn by listening long before we understand, using sound to build a map of how the world works and how we fit within it. This information informs our thoughts, behaviours and actions now and in the future.
The Approach
This site is a collection of “watchful waiting” and deliberate curiosity. It’s a space where I’ve captured sounds, places, or objects that spark my interest—sometimes by simply setting up a microphone and noticing what happens, and other times by curating sounds into compositions that depict my own version of the sonic landscape.
Some of these recordings go beyond unaided perception, using instruments to detect sounds outside the range of human hearing. Whether it is a raw field recording or a curated piece, this work is how I interact with and understand the world around me.
Field Notes
This is a place for me to share these experiences, showing my working processes and the realities of field recording through my field notes, sonic tests and finished bodies of work.
About Lucy Wood
Lucy is a UK-based sound recordist and photographer living between London and Sheffield in the North of England. Her professional background is defined by a deep interest in how people, communities and systems interact; her career has spanned senior leadership, digital consultancy, and social enterprise.
She has managed charitable funding, worked for a international dyslexia charity, and led a scheme making fitness inclusive for disabled people. Today, she balances consultancy work and property management with her creative focus on sound and image.
When she isn’t in the field or at her desk, Lucy is a keen runner in the Peak District. She also holds a unique place in competitive sports as a six-time Women’s World Stone Skimming Champion and a Guinness World Record holder.
