by Ben Hogwood, with text lifted from the press release

Another in the 24HR series featuring pure field recordings, Stuart presents some excerpts of recordings he has been making for Constable Ambisonic in 2025-26. The premise of this project is to make 20 one hour long ambisonic (360º) audio recordings of the locations of paintings by John Constable. Excerpts of the audio will be exhibited with the original paintings at Christchurch Mansions in Ipswich during ‘The Hay Wain: Walking Constable’s Landscape‘, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth. 

20-minute excerpts can be found on the Stuart Bowditch Podcast, and on his Soundcloud page. Some full length recordings are available as a #slowwtv film on the project YouTube channel, where you can subscribe, follow or share.

Constable Ambisonic is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through an Arts Council Project Grant, with match funding from Colchester and Ipswich Museums, and support from National Trust, Flatford.

Stuart has been recording sound in urban and rural environments since 2005 with artist residencies in Canada, Austria, Portugal, Rochester, Felixstowe, Southend and Colchester. His work has been exhibited internationally in China, Iceland, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and nationally across Essex, Suffolk, London and further afield in the UK. The cassette is presented in a bespoke cover individually cut from recycled card stock by Nick Dawson (Eumig/Details), with text and artwork inserts, a Constable Ambisonic sticker and released in a limited edition of 20.

Published post no.2,850 – Tuesday 7 April 2026