Tom Middleton: ATTEND > Water

A 50-minute immersive listening work follows water through the ocean, weather and freshwater ecosystems, using composed sound, guided breathing and projected water imagery.

ATTEND > Water builds an audiovisual path through water in its changing forms, from ocean and cloud to rain, ice, rivers and freshwater life. Tom Middleton designed the sound for Polygon Portal’s 360° speaker system; the experience combines breathing guidance, vibration and filmed cymatic images made with Michelle Cade, known as Mind Like Water. The page frames water as a shared resource and touches on scarcity and stewardship. This is a listening experience rather than a stated live performance. The source advertises 12:30 as the start/admission clock, says the experience begins five minutes later, lasts 50 minutes and recommends allowing 60 minutes overall; no exact end time is inferred.