field recordings
street musician, Ankor Wat 1999
As well as documenting on camera for her video projects, Eng also keeps a sound journal when on the road. The sounds inspire her work, rather than serve as samples for music in her projects. When creating a project she has an audio reference for a space, atmosphere and timbre that she translates through moving images.
Below are samples from her field recordings.
Ethiopian Can Band, 2001
Ethiopian prayer, Lalibela
Ethiopian can band
Ethiopian guard, House of Rimbaud
Wodaabe tribe, Niger
street musician, New Orleans 2005