Sebastiane Hegarty

Sebastiane Hegarty is a Senior Lecturer in Media & Fashion Styling at the University of Southampton's Winchester School of Art. Their research focuses on sound art, environmental acoustics, and memory studies, often incorporating field recordings and radio-based works. They hold a PhD from the Winchester School of Art (2003) and an MSc in Sculpture (1998).

Research interests include the intersection of sound with environmental and social change, particularly through projects involving wildlife, coastal areas, and experimental radio formats. Recent works explore silence, radio production constraints, and the acoustic documentation of natural phenomena.

Key activities include an invited talk on 'Listening to silence and undoing' at an undisclosed venue in 2022. Their creative outputs span performances, radio shows, and sound installations, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to auditory media.