adrian wood

Statement

I am a nonfiction sound artist working at the intersection of landscape and identity. My work centers the ear, using sounds of water and wind, howls, whispers, seismic vibrations, and archival audio to explore invisible forces and histories that shape our social, ecological world.

As a sound artist and social practitioner, listening is essential to my practice.

Listening requires togetherness. To listen is to risk being transformed. I aim to create circumstances where listening can encourage transformation that might disrupt harmful patterns and precipitate collective joy. The goal of my practice is social and collaborative at heart: to promote life-affirming strategies of symbiosis, offering ways for participants and audiences to self-determine our bodies and our sounds in relationship to one another, co-creating the moments we inhabit.

Photo by Keshia Eugene, 2023

Bio

Adrian has shown work in the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Institut für Alles Mögliche (Berlin), Hundred Years Gallery (London) and the College of William & Mary. Adrian’s work has been featured in online broadcasts and publications including Hyperallergic. Adrian has been recognized and awarded through institutions including UnionDocs, The University of Michigan, Experimental Sound Studio and the University of Chicago.

In their role as Multimedia Producer with the University of Virginia's Repair Lab, I wrote and produced the podcast The Repair Lab. Season 1, Wading Between Two Titans, won two 2023 Signal Awards in the categories of Sustainability & Environment and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Season 2, Crosswinds, was shortlisted for a Press Gazette Future of Media award in 2024.

Adrian received a Masters in Fine Art in Sound from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2019.

Adrian is a member of United Campus Workers - UVA, the Midwest Society for Acoustic Ecology, Association of Independents in Radio, Investigative Reporters and Editors, and Trans Journalists Association.