Recording the sound of nature is my passion and lifework.'
Finding suitable locations can be very tricky, human noises such as traffic, airplanes, and electric scythes are everywhere. “My worst enemies are airplanes. It’s very hard to find a place where I will not record them,” says Culasso. Often he and his collaborators research airplane routes when scouting for locations. He also makes his guides use his equipment so they become aware of how they can affect recordings by loud breathing or by the clothes they wear.
Culasso excels in recording nature sounds, in part, for his memory and knack for absolute pitch, the rare ability to identify and recreate any musical note without a reference tone. However, he is the first to recognize that his ability to identify thousands of birds and their songs comes from “practice, hard work, and studying.”
But is his work science, education, or art? Culasso has a very clear answer: “I consider my work as art because art is freedom to pursue what I love. If my work is used for science or education, it is a consequence of its quality.” He has contributed more than, where it is archived and can be accessed by the public for scientific or educational purposes.
Culasso hopes that his work will help to highlight the “invisible sounds, the hidden sounds that we often ignore.” For example in Colombia, where he moved to two weeks before the first COVID-19 lockdowns were enforced, “everyone in Bogota was shocked to hear so many birds singing. I tell everybody that the birds have always been signing! The noise pollution didn’t allow us to hear them,” he says.
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