Spring 2026

When I first came across this image on Flickr titled “Sculpture, under water, Copenhagen” by phototouring, I thought about a past history, a culture that seemingly vanished under unforeseen circumstances. The statues reaching towards the surface in a manner that exudes a state of panic and longing for escape. Its almost as if they were actual people frozen in stone, by a cataclysmic event. It turns out this is a modern bronze sculpture titled “Agnete and the Merman”, by Danish Artist Suste Bonnén from the year 1992. Given that the piece is based on a Danish folk tale about abandonment, my original interpretation wasn’t too far off.

The audio I chose, “Stormchaser Duet” by Martijn de Boer (NiGiD), features a guitar and bass duet that play off each other, alternating between rhythms and tempos. The bass is deep and heavy evoking memories of muffled underwater sounds harnessed by a light airy reverberating guitar that floats on the senses. I paired the audio with the photo because its ethereal sound evokes mystery and a subtle, haunting nostalgia without being overly direct. During the editing process, I chose to use only the final minute and a half of the seven-minute track, focusing on its emotional progression and climactic build while staying true to my original vision.

I found it easier to start from an image and find the sound that matched rather than vice versa. My overall goal was to find a sound that closely matched my original emotional response to the image. I believe the pairing enhances both elements, as together they evoke a sense of mystery and a forgotten tale. During this exercise, I also thought about how a soundtrack is created and how that can truly elevate or diminish a scene.

Terms of Use: “Beneath the Surface” by Kenneth Jones is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

I love the aesthetics of space which is what initially drew me to the Leonid Meteor Shower over Niagara Falls, I knew I wanted to work with it in some way but was not sure what style of audio would best work for “enhancing” the image. Picking a “celestial” instrumental soundtrack seemed the obvious thing to do, but I wanted to push the idea a little further so I started searching for spoken word poetry relating to space. I stumbled upon Gas and Gravity by Hieron which uses acoustic guitar from martinsea, the voice of SackJo22, and the electric guitar and voice arrangement from 7OOP3D to help create their piece. I did have to drop the quality a bit on the audio to get the file size right for upload, but otherwise I made no additional changes to the audio besides pairing it with the image.

I believe that pairing this audio with this image emphasizes the idea of light found in both pieces, creating a story of sorts that the lights from this meteor shower over a hundred years ago can guide us today through space and through time. I think the music that accompanies the poetry also works to push the “story” forward, there is a sense of dread in some of the rhythms that I think speak to an idea of being pushed over a (metaphorical) waterfall (or otherwise into some precarious situation) while the voice assures us that the lights above will guide the audience to safety.

Through Space Through Time – The Meteors Shine by Nicole Davis is licensed under
Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International

If you haven’t gotten the chance to read my introductory post, its good context to know that I reside in a tiny town in West Virginia. Tonight, around midnight, much of the east coast is expecting the most snow its seen in years, and my tiny town is right in the middle of it all. I took inspiration from my anticipation and thought about those nights where you lay in bed hearing the wind howl, seeing snow flurries rush by your window. Then you wake up, all is still, and as you peek out between your blinds you see that the world outside is covered in a fresh blanket of snow. I wanted to capture this feeling through this project.

New Media licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

New Media: “Jasper laughing at the beach/audio” by Danielle Pluhacek is licensed under CC-BY-NC 4.0

After my eyes went cross looking at so many amazing photos on the CC sites, I was overwhelmed. I know that I take pretty decent photos, so I decided that I would use one of mine.

This is my son, Jasper, over 10 years ago on Melbourne Beach, Florida. We went to visit family friends for the day. Jasper was the only little one and I could tell he was getting restless, so we took the short walk to the ocean. It was early March, still cool enough not to swim, but nice enough to dip our toes. If I had to choose a soundtrack for this moment when I replay it in my mind, I think AudioCoffee captured what makes the image come to life. We ran around on the beach in and out of the water, laughing and splashing. Now that he is much older, I often think about little moments like this, remembering the sun on our cheeks, toes in the tide, and that unmistakable little laugh.

To Note: I only used the intro and outro to HappyFeelings (shortver2) Because the license is CC BY-NC, (allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format) I used AudioMass to cut and splice the parts of the audio I liked the best.

I chose the image below because of its title, Baden-Baden, which suggested something beautiful and European. Visually, the photograph feels elegant but somewhat dry. Pairing it with the Andalūzijas romance song adds warmth. The title of the photo also made me think of Better Call Saul, where Baden-Baden is referenced by Werner Ziegler as a place of respite. I then recalled how Vince Gilligan uses music to transform visuals into layered experiences—something this pairing attempts to do by letting sound reshape how the image is felt rather than what it shows.

Baden-Baden 10-2015 img13 Hector Berlioz Park by A.Savin, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Baden-Baden_10-2015_img13_Hector_Berlioz_Park.jpg

License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Audio:

Andalūzijas romance (public domain sound recording), from Wikimedia Commons.

Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andal%C5%ABzijas_romance3470.wav

License for this work:

This combined work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0).

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Introduction

Good afternoon, everyone! My name is Jorge Sanchez. I was raised in Miami, FL and have been living in Orlando, FL, where I went to the University of Central Florida for what my parents thought was way too long to complete a dual degree program for Public Administration and Nonprofit Management!

That was a few years back, though, and I decided to jump back into school here at Florida State University to practice the arts of librarianship! That’s right, I am a Librarian in training too, yes just like Rachel Weisz, in my second semester of my Masters of Science in Information!  I’m also on a couple of volunteer boards, where I work with museums and marginalized groups to bring about a little culture and belonging into the scene, it’s good fun.

In the meantime, I’m picking up and sharpening skills working at a library in Orlando, with a pretty sweet Makerspace. Typically I’m teaching classes, or doing some 3D modeling, or showing people how to use a laser cutter without setting anything else on fire. Up there is me with one of my creations. Down here is a 3D printable unknown box we found on the internet that we use to stuff some tools into, and that’s just one of the few capabilities of the Makerspace!

I’m looking forward to this class due to its focus on design in digital media. As someone who is constantly working with digitized everything, learning the aspect of production for what I see in my everyday life is an exciting prospect.