SOUND CREATURES

About

A “Sound Creature” is a sound that evokes a living being, a creature drawing brought to life through audio. Some sounds are based on real animals; others are entirely invented. Each one is deliberately open to interpretation: you hear something alive in the recording and imagine what it might look like and do, based on its vocalisations and movement sounds. I started the project in 2011 by sending these sounds to a selection of visual artists and animators, who each created an artwork based on what they heard. Later on, I hosted live drawing sessions where audiences equipped with pen and paper drew their own creatures while listening.

Curated Sound Creatures

For the first version of the project, I sent some of my favorite visual artists, illustrators, and animators a unique Sound Creature recording, and each of them created an artwork inspired by what they heard.

Participating artists

Sac Magique / Sami Viljanto / Ryan Quincy / David Luepschen / Mark Verhaagen / Lotta Nieminen / Bill Plympton / Santa Maria / Stefanie Augustine / Ian Macarthur / Kristof Luyckx / Ville Savimaa / Joonas Utti / Tomas Garcia / Jon Saunders / Hunter Gatherer / Nick Sheehy / Rex Crowle / Tara Tucker / Janine Rewell / Kirsten Lepore / Dave Prosser / Lucas Zanotto / Juan Molinet / Eirian Chapman / Matt Saunders / ManVsMagnet / Nomint / Bran Dougherty-Johnson / Matt Williams

Sound Creature Drawing Sessions

In 2012, I turned Sound Creatures into a live drawing session at Pictoplasma, the wonderful Berlin-based character design festival. I scanned every drawing made by the audience — a talented mix of artists, illustrators, and even children — and compiled them into a dedicated gallery. The session returned in 2013 at Platoon Kunsthalle, resulting in over 900 drawings.

Awards & Press

Awards & Nominations

• Webby Award Nominee — “Weird”
• CSS Design Award
• Webby Award Honoree — “Netart”

Features

• It’s Nice That→
• Booooooom→
• The Creators Project / Vice→
• Motionographer→
• Trendland→
• Awwwards→