{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://ualberta.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/pn8x923r65/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["Out of Bounds"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/128/original/UA_Logo_WHT_RGB_%281%29.png?1725471982","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["Guarino, Andrea (Creator)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2026-01-12 (Published)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eAndrea Guarino (she/her)\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eMasters student, Conservation Biology\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eFaculty of Agriculture, Life \u0026amp; Environmental Sciences, Department of Renewable Resources\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSemifinalist\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis audio captures a direct glimpse into the challenges of collecting tree demographic data for ecological research. In the recording, two graduate students move through dense understory vegetation and deadfall at the George Lake field site, located 90 km northwest of Edmonton, Alberta. We are searching for tagged trees within a designated subplot of a 1-hectare research plot. Our dialogue reflects the difficulties of navigating through the forest and confirming that each tree is correctly located within its subplot boundary which is an important step for maintaining accurate long-term monitoring records. After locating a tagged tree in the correct subplot, we measure its diameter at breast height (DBH) and record its vitality status. These measurements, including tree size and vitality, are key indicators of how forests change over time. They support assessments of growth, mortality, and shifts in forest biomass. This field-collected data directly contributes to the objectives of my research, including quantifying the relative contribution of tree demographic rates to aboveground biomass and evaluating spatial variation of trees within the 1-hectare research plot.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedia\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eField recordings of conversation in the field\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreative Process\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eI captured the audio in the forest while conducting fieldwork by recording a video on my cell phone, which was held securely in the pocket of my overalls as I needed both hands to navigate and climb over fallen trees. I then extracted the audio track from the video and imported it into the digital audio workstation Reaper. 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