TO THE CORE, AND FOR THE RECORD
2025
Sound, Spatial Audio, and Photography
Artist: Natalie Romero
Sound Production, Spatial Audio, and Photography: Miguel Romero-Trejos
To the Core, and For the Record is a research-based multimedia installation by Natalie Romero, created for her 2025 MFA thesis exhibition at Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University. The work draws on geological data, historical material, and archival research to explore Indigenous histories and relationships to the Earth.
Miguel Romero-Trejos collaborated with Romero on the production of the installation’s sound component and four-song musical record, incorporating data sonification and archival sound derived from geological, sea-level, and ecological datasets. For the exhibition, the audio was mixed and presented in four-channel (quadraphonic) surround sound, creating a spatial listening environment throughout the installation. Romero-Trejos also contributed original photography incorporated into the exhibition.