Rachel Barton

Powered by the first public demonstration of the spatial audio engine From left to right: Ashwin Patel (Community Feedback Facilitator), Rob Lindsey (The Space), Freya Shaw (Immersion Sound Studio), Sarah-Ann Cromwell (Be Fearless UK), Rachel Barton (Red Nought Ltd), John Thornewill (Red Nought Ltd) We had the fantastic opportunity last week to participate in the first ever public demonstration of the Red Nought engine with Beyond Vision: Black Country Women - An Interactive Sound Journey....

Rivendell Isn’t Where You Give the Burden Away The others didn’t arrive because I asked them to carry the story for me. They came because I needed it to be seen. Up until now, this had been a narrow road. A handful of companions. A weight carried quietly, carefully, so it didn’t trouble anyone else. But if the story was going to be done properly, not rushed, not broken, not shaped by fear, then it couldn’t stay private anymore. So I let people in. Not to fix it. Not to lead it. Just to...

The Morning After I woke up and, for the first time in a long while, there was no sense of danger. Nothing watching. Nothing chasing. Nothing waiting for me to fail. Just warmth. Stillness. That deep, unfamiliar feeling of being properly looked after. Rivendell has a way of doing that. It doesn’t demand anything from you. It simply lets you rest until you remember who you are again. When I stepped outside, the others are there. Merry/Pippin, being exactly like they are, laughter first, joy...