I am currently working on an experimental project which will hopefully culminate in a 24-hour long compilation of naturalistic field recordings.
The intended plan for this involves taking audio recordings of wherever I am, one for each day of the year (365 days, but 2020 is a leap year so maybe one more). These recordings will last 3 minutes and 56 seconds each, which when combined together will give 24 hours worth of recordings (there are 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day, which gives 1440 minutes, when this number is divided by the number of days in a year it gives 3 minutes and 56 seconds).
The recordings will be taken at sequential time points, following the 24 hours in a day. The first recording will be taken at 9:00am, then on the next day it will be taken at 9:00:56am and so forth.
The idea is that it will give an account of the sounds experienced over the course of a normal day, but a day that has actually lasted a year.
It is inspired in part by Viv Corringham’s - On the Hour in the Woods