GUEST ARTIST: Lori Mortimer's The Prepack

“Wherein I pack my indecision.”

Lori Mortimer is an independent audio maker in Massachusetts. She created the podcast Mementos, in which guests share the emotional backstories to cherished objects they keep. She’s taught audio storytelling and sound design classes for the Association for Independents in Radio (AIR) and Maine Media. A member of Hub & Spoke Audio Collective, Lori’s focus these days is on sound design and creating short audio pieces that challenge and stretch her creatively. And she’s always on the lookout for opportunities to collaborate with other audio makers on their passion projects. 

This piece was a finalist in the Audio Flux "3D" call for submissions. The requirements were:

- Run exactly three minutes

- Take inspiration from one of four 3D images curated from Eric Drysdale’s collection (https://www.audioflux.org/circuit-05)

- Include the sound of laughter

- Immerse listeners in a place, through sound (stereo, spatial, binaural recordings encouraged!)