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dis·per·sal - noun
1. the distribution or scattering of people or things over
an area
2. the natural distribution of plant seeds and the offspring
of non-mobile organisms over a wide area by various methods
3. the movement of organisms away from their place of birth, 
parent plant or centers of population density


sound - noun
1. vibrations traveling through air, water, or some other 
medium, especially those within the range of frequencies
that can be perceived by the ear
2. the sensation produced in the ear by vibrations traveling
 through air, water, or some other medium

“Sounds of Dispersal” explores the four main modes of seed 
dispersal, gravity, wind, water and animals, as well as the less
common modes, fire and ballistic release. Within this abstract collage, sounds of dispersal recorded from various locations around the

world are woven into a loosely structured conversation of elements and players in the dispersal of seeds.