Ant Smith
Having scrambled in almost on the knees, the chamber engulfs and encloses you. 5,000 years of time press down through the stones. Don’t let the gate close. You are alone. Suspended in time and space, in the company of ghosts. Don’t let the gate close. You’re drawn to the heart to face the veil, the void. History speaks. And you are alone. Don’t let the gate close… Are you alone?
This music piece has been ‘composed visually’ from photos taken at the site using ‘The TrancePorter’ – a software tool that transforms the moving image into music. It offers a new approach to music composition allowing the composer to create music by shaping visual narratives.
This is the fourth of four pieces in my Neolithic Orkney collection. The images were all shot on Orkney in 2024 and you can read the full tale of my odyssey at https://antsmith.net/photography/orkney