During her residency in Glenkeen Garden, Tania Rubio, Mexican sound artist and researcher specialising in biomusic, grew attentive to the specific soundscapes of the garden. Attentively listening to the sounds of rain dripping from leaves and waves gently hitting the pebbles on the shore, to bird calls, buzzing insects, distant cattle sounds, and rhythmic beats produced by percussion instruments made of everyday household items, Tania weaves intricate textures and resonant acoustics, creating a sonic tapestry reflecting the garden’s different topographies and water's pivotal role in shaping these landscapes.

The artistic duo STRWÜÜ (Jo Wanneng and Lukas Fütterer), graduates of HfG Karlsruhe, works in a variety of fields. From animating a kidnapped plant in stop-motion, orchestrating harmonies with giant water lilies to sound objects, inventive marionette techniques, and deliberate exploration of time and space. Their residency focused on cryptogams as a foundation for investigating tension forces and relational dynamics, adding another layer to their boundary-pushing artistic exploration.

Setting his attention on the sonic, artist, researcher and electronic music composer Marcus Maeder developed over two years in Gelnkeen an extensive project titled Imeall an Chosta, ‘coastline’ in Irish. The project undertakes a dual scientific and artistic exploration of climatic changes along the Roaring Water Bay. Focusing on the impact of a changing climate on aquatic and terrestrial fauna, with particular emphasis on biodiversity, the study listens in on the intricate relationships shaped by microclimatic conditions and exposures in local communities within the context of shore ecology. Employing acoustic methods, automatic audio recorders and sensors strategically placed in transition zones from water to land capture the local soundscape at intervals, providing insights into the temporal and spatial dynamics of biodiversity and the weakening of the Gulf Stream (Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation). This ecoacoustic investigation provides new ways of understanding the changes occurring all around us.