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Suspended Sounds
The installation was organized as a sequence of scenes, each scene using sounds from a specific region. What follows here is a list of sounds used in each scene, available images, and audio examples from scenes 1, 2, 4, and 11:
North America Scene 1
The sounds used in Scene 1 are the Dusky Seaside Sparrow (extinct), Bachman's Warbler (extinct), Cozumel Thrasher (critically endangered), Northern Spotted Owl (endangered), Whooping Crane (endangered), and Least Bell's Vireo (threatened).
   
L>R: Bachman's Warbler; Northern Spotted Owl (Jeffrey Rich / CLO); Whooping Crane (Arthur Morris / Birds as Art); Least Bell's Vireo (Brian E. Small).
Australia and South Pacific Scene 2
The sounds used in Scene 2 are the Helmetted Hornbill (endangered), Kagu (endangered), Mariana Crow (endangered), Micronesian Kingfisher (endangered), Micronesian Megapode (endangered), and Guam Rail (extinct in the wild).
    
L>R: Helmetted Hornbill; Kagu; Mariana Crow; Micronesian Megapode; Guam Rail.
East Asia Scene 3
The sounds used in Scene 3 are the Probiscus Monkey (endangered) and Rothchild's Myna (endangered).
Probiscus Monkey.
Hawaii Scene 4
The sounds used in Scene 4 are the Akiapolaau (endangered), Newell's Sheerwater (threatened), Hawaiian Crow (extinct in the wild), Crested Honeycreeper (endangered), Large Kauai Thrush (endangered), Hawaiian Petrel (threatened), and Nihoa Millerbird (critically endangered).
    
L>R: Akiapolaau; Hawaiian Crow; Crested Honeycreeper; Hawaiian Petrel; Nihoa Millerbird.
Central and South America Scene 5
The sounds used in Scene 5 are the White-winged Guan (endangered), White-necked Crow (threatened), Giant Otter (endangered), Resplendent Quetzal (threatened), Red Siskin (endangered), Spider Monkey (critically endangered), Mantled Howler Monkey (concern), Jaguarundi (concern), and Razor-billed Curassow (endangered).
     
L>R: White-winged Guan; Resplendent Quetzal; Red Siskin; Spider Monkey; Jaguarundi; Razor-billed Curassow.
Oceana Scene 6
The sounds used in Scene 6 are the Bowhead Whale (threatened) & seals, Finback Whale (endangered), Gray Whale (threatened), Humpback Whale (threatened), and Right Whale (endangered).
    
L>R: Bowhead Whale; Finback Whale; Gray Whale; Humpback Whale; Right Whale.
Hawaii Scene 7
The sound used in Scene 7 is the Kauai 'O'o (extinct).
Kauai 'O'o (BBC Natural History Unit Archives).
North America Scene 8
The sounds used in Scene 8 are the Ivory-billed Woodpecker (critically endangered), Audubon's Crested Caracara (threatened), Bald Eagle (concern), Houston Toad (endangered), Northern Spotted Owl (endangered), Harpy Eagle (concern), and California Gnatcatcher (threatened).
    
L>R: Ivory-billed Woodpecker (Arthur A. Allen / CLO); Audubon's Crested Caracara (Arthur Morris / Birds as Art); Bald Eagle (William L. Newton / CLO); Houston Toad; Harpy Eagle.
Oceana Scene 9
The sounds used in Scene 9 are the Blue Whale (endangered), Finback Whale (endangered), and Bowhead Whale (threatened).
Blue Whale (BBC Natural History Unit Archives).
Africa Scene 10
The sounds used in Scene 10 are the Mountain Gorilla (endangered), Indri (endangered), Chimpanzee (endangered), and Leopard (concern).
  
L>R: Mountain Gorilla; Indri; Chimpanzee.
Hawaii Scene 11
The sound used in Scene 11 is the Kauai 'O'o (exinct).
Kauai 'O'o (BBC Natural History Unit Archives).
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