Fiona Sturges, Financial Times. Read the full article at FT.com
“There’s a rare intimacy to Allely’s narration, which shifts between an audio diary format (her inability to process new information meant she habitually recorded conversations after the accident) and academic enquiry. More atmospheric still is the sound design by Ariana Martinez, which, in between subtle waves of ambient music, takes the listener deep into everyday noise, from the clattering of a coffee shop to the hubbub of a school playground to the soothing sounds of crashing waves and seagulls (to experience this audio collage in its full glory, headphones are a must). Brain on Nature functions both as an illuminating documentary on nature’s capacity to heal the mind and a beautifully crafted piece of sound art that makes you hear the world differently.”
