Peter Cusack, based in London, works as a sound artist, musician and environmental recordist with a special interest in environmental sound and acoustic ecology. His projects span community arts, research into the contribution of sound to our sense of place, and recordings that document areas of special sonic interest (e.g. Lake Baikal, Siberia, and Xinjang, China's most Western province).
His current project 'Sounds From Dangerous Places' examines the soundscapes of sites of major environmental damage, e.g. Chernobyl, the Azerbaijan oil fields, and the controversial dams on the Tigris and Euphratees river systems, South East Turkey.
For Evolution, Cusack has been commissioned to create a new, public sound installation to run during the commuter periods in Millennium Square, central Leeds. Cusack will engage the audience with his prepared field recordings, teasing the senses of passers-by, and providing an alternate sonic backdrop for users of this urban space.