Portland Press highlights Norton’s sound installation of extinct species
The Portland Press Herald featured Steve Norton, whose sound installation at Fields Pond Audubon Center in Holden features recorded sounds of 12 recently extinct birds and amphibians. The jazz musician created “Requiem” in 2018 as he pursued a Masters of Fine Arts degree at the University of Maine. All 12 species went extinct in the last 60 years, and in each case humans were to blame, according to the article. In most cases, the extinctions are blamed on habitat loss, introduced disease and introduced predators. The installation is available until Feb. 13. Since “Requiem” was first presented two years ago at UMaine, it has traveled to six other venues.