Paradise Island

Available for over a year

Kick-off your shoes and feel the beaming warmth from memories comfort your back, as you are guided on an island of the mind. A Poetic collaboration between Granddaughter Scarlett Smyth and Late Granddad John Richard Doughty, Collaged around organically fragmented recordings, from Johns's 80s pearl cassette recorder. A sculpture formed from Symbolic segments that weave relationships with sound representing a childhood memory. Inviting the concept of ‘Seeing sound’ and evoking memories from the viewer. A fossil of physicality that can be felt for generations and years to come. New Creatives is supported by Arts Council England and BBC Arts. Scarlett Smyth – Writer and Creative Director Hal Smith – Sound Recordist Philip Moroz – Sound Editor Amanda Dorsett – Co-Producer Abhirami Arumbakkam – Co-Producer Dom Unsworth – Advising Producer