That Once Resonated There explores the sound of a place of play & creativity from my childhood in Croy, North Lanarkshire. Utilising analog synths, field recordings, photography and moving image to evoke memories and forms a wider investigation into a sense of place.

All sounds recorded and composed by Steven Gribbin, 2024.
Filming, editing and photography by Steven Gribbin, 2024.

As a companion piece, the short film Invoking the Silence of Where We Aw Come From:A Short Portrait of Laird Lee Kirk explores the creative practice and process of Cumbernauld-based poet & musician Lee Kirk. Utilising voice over, field recordings, Lee’s poetry and sound design to follow Kirk to his place of inspiration. Both of these short films form part of a moving image and sound archive which is in currently in the works.

Sound Design by Steven Gribbin, 2024.
Filming, editing and photography by Steven Gribbin, 2024.

Words and Poetry by Lee Kirk. The poem ‘Mon then Mountains is taken from Kirk’s chapbook ‘A Pocketful of Scars’ , published by LJMcD Communications, 2023.

Invoking the Silence includes the track ‘A Session in Isolation’ by Aether Flux, 2001.