July 2023 - Listening Pond

Flushing Your Life Away by Mark Waggott

Short, funny, surreal toilet flushes just for a laugh. In a world where attention spans are short these clips are perfectly designed to have you staring at your phone for a bit longer watching pointless short bursts of entertainment.

Through Space & Time by Various Artists

This audio visual piece is a essentially a relaxation video for meditation or stress relief but there is a story. First you must endure the noise of the lift off before you can relax, then this journey will take you from Earth, Our solar system then beyond. Travel through worm holes, meet aliens and drift into deep relaxing hyper-sleep. Eventually you will return to Earth but things are not quite as they should be.

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Scenic Relaxation by Various Artists

A selection of the most scenic relaxation videos from Listening Pond. This playlist will take you overland through mountains and lakes, deep into the rain forest with majestic waterfalls, and tropical jungles. Enjoy stunning sunsets, aurora, beautiful coast lines and dive deep into the ocean coral with dolphins, mantra, sharks, whales and an array of tropical fish.

Each themed video has different calming music for relaxation meditation or just to simply relax and ease your stress.

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Through the Seasons by Various Artists

A relaxing journey through the four seasons with soothing, calming music to ease your stress and anxiety. Enjoy the colours of Autumn and beautiful snow scenes of Winter. Absorb the bloom of Spring and the bright colours of Summer with carefully selected music to accompany each season.

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Decorative Portraits by Mark Waggott

Tribal portraits adorned with delicate leaves and meticulously crafted natural patterns. These designs were created using Midjourney and some surprisingly simple prompts.

Immersed by Mark Waggott

This captivating collection of art pieces captures the essence of contemporary society’s fascination with technology and the undeniable allure of self-immersion in digital realms. Each artwork portrays individuals deeply engrossed in their personal tech devices, seamlessly integrated into their daily lives.

Animated Poetry by Mark Waggott

A series of audio visual poetry animations. These are kind of like music videos but with poetry used for the voice overs. Various A.I. tools were used to produce these including: Midjourney, Kaiber, Chat GPT, Voicemaker and various stock clips.

Weird Me Out by Mark Waggott

This is a very strange, weird, and surreal, yet poetic animation. It’s quite dark and illustrates some not so pleasant scenes about the world we live in. Its the start of a collection called “Weird Me Out”

Twisted History by Mark Waggott

This funny animation tells the story of the entire history of Earth from the creation of the universe to modern day humans. The story is based on actual historical events but with a few funny twists. Journey through every decade from the last century and beyond.