Patrick Farmer

Patrick Farmer is a lecturer in Sonic Arts and Auditory Knowledge at Oxford Brookes University, where he teaches modules in sonic arts, auditory poetics, experimental composition, and field recording. He manages the Sonic Art Research Unit and co-curates the annual audiograft festival of experimental music and sonic art. Farmer also initiated the sold-out virtual lecture series 'On Vibration' in 2021.

• Lecturer in Sonic Art and Auditory Knowledge
• Manager, Sonic Art Research Unit
• Co-curator, audiograft festival

His research focuses on the intersection of sound studies, auditory health, and environmental sound practices. Current projects explore aural diversity, tinnitus aesthetics, and the relationship between human/non-human hearing. Farmer's work combines creative practice with theoretical inquiry.

Scientific awards include:

• AHRC Grant (2019) for 'Tinnitus, Auditory Knowledge and the Arts'
• CHASE Grant (2019) for Aural Diversity talks
• Sound and Music documentation grant (2016) for Meantime Projectspace

Farmer has presented work internationally at venues including BBC Radio 3's Late Junction, The Proms, and institutions like the British Tinnitus Association and ICA. He co-founded digital curatorial platform Compost and Height with Sarah Hughes.