Philosopher Jane Bennett’s concept of “microvisioning” describes Henry David Thoreau’s devotional practice of keenly observing and focusing on small details of the natural world. She explores this idea in her book, Thoreau’s Nature: Ethics, Politics, and the Wild. She writes that microvisioning transforms nature into something “beautiful, sublime, and Wild.”

Every summer I leave my home in New York City to return to my roots in the Midwest, where I am able to practice my own version of microvisioning. Armed with an array of microphones and different listening devices, summertime in the Midwest has allowed me to sonically engage different environments in a deep, meaningful, and wild way.

All of the recordings contained in this album were recorded across the Midwest during the summer of 2025.