SWS Awards 2023
The original award discovering the best soundwalks from all over the world.
Up to €1000 for first prize!
Marŝarto Awards 2023
The first and only award recognising walking art from around the globe.
Up to €1000 for first prize!
This event is free for supporting members
Slow Coast 500
Our next event: 2023-12-05 19:00
Claudia Zeiske’s Slow Coast 500 was a long-distance walk from Dunnet Head to Berwick-upon-Tweed along the entire coast of the North Sea in Scotland.
Lacemaking to survive the Great Famine
Ed Coulson narrates the forgotten history of a craft industry – bobbin lace making – that was central to survival in Headford, Ireland, during the devastating famine. The Headford Lace Project, initiated in 2016, researched, revived, and reimagined this lost history, creating a tale of resilience and perseverance that shaped the town. Coulson’s audio walk, highlighting the lives of lacemakers and using innovative storytelling techniques, offers a glimpse into this fascinating piece of history.
In Farnham, you do not walk alone
Sophie Austin’s “F for Farnham” is an immersive, self-guided audio story walk that investigates Farnham’s most haunted locales in Surrey. The audio walk delves into local folklore, evoking the lesser-known stories of ghosts trapped within Farnham’s history, using narratives voiced by locals. Users are guided around town, invited to explore the locations while listening to the haunting stories for an alternative experience.
Exploring Dark Histories through Folk Song and Field Recordings
With Soundpaths: Heptonstall, Yonatan Collier, created an immersive, interactive musical work that uses audio augmented reality (AR) to blend performed music with soundscapes, in and around the village of Heptonstall in West Yorkshire.
The streets come alive with the sound of music
In The soundtrack of here, Babak Fakhamzadeh created a mashup based on Radio Aporee, resulting in an ever-changing soundtrack of the urban space around you.
A meditation on change
In Telescope Club Sound Walk, Khaya and Noah, picked 5 locations along a strip of the Regent’s Canal in London, and created a sound walk that is a meditation on change.
It’s the SWS23 Awards shortlist
The SWS Awards 2023 saw 60 entries reviewed by a dedicated online jury. The shortlist includes three pieces from Australian artists and one previous winner. Following deliberations by the SWS Grand Jury, winners will be announced in January 2024, marking the first time cash prizes will be awarded.
Immersed on the path of the gospel
Angela Reinders is based in Aachen, in Germany, and recently used Dérive app, the mobile app by Babak Fakhamzadeh which helps to get you lost, as part of a liturgical service. She’s providing a writeup of her experience.
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