As part of the recent Soundwalk September festival I curated and chaired a …

For those with a fear of heights, consider this your one and only warning to avert your eyes. For those who can’t look away, join us on the rooftops of Paris, where we’d like to start by introducing you to a modern-day ‘Buster Keaton’ daredevil… View this post on Instag Source: The Art & Origins

Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, governments, companies, and institutions across the world have resurrected the ghost of technocratic optimism that dominated the twentieth century. Source: Telepathy without the internet – JVC

Elspeth (Billie) Penfold is a textile artist who brings her experience of teaching and research into performative work. In 2012 she formed the arts group Thread and Word. Through call outs and personal invitation Elspeth works collaboratively with invited artists and academics to develop performative walks. Elspeth was born in Bolivia, and she likens the digital threading of texts with the physical threading of Andean quipus.

A Digital Quipu through Mapping A Different LENS with cgeomap.eu A Different LENS was produced through Thread and Word  for the Margate Bookie with support from Arts Council England and Margate NOW 2020.I started a very fluid artist...

This is the first guest post from Nikki Sheth – to join her on a guided walk see the end of this post. I'm sound artist Nikki Sheth and I've created a soundwalk of Stirchley for the Ten Acres of Sound Festival. The walk encourages a deeper connection with the natural environment and a new […]

“And, finally, I condemn them perpetually to the deep pit of hell, there to remain with Lucifer and all his fellows, and their bodies to the gallows of Burrow moor, first to be hanged, then ripped and torn by dogs, swine, and other wild beasts, abominable to all the world. And their candle (light of

This week, the singer Diana Krall released a cover of “Autumn in New York,” the standard by Vernon Duke. An accompanying video, filmed in New York by Davis McCutcheon and directed by Mark Seliger, portrays the city in moody yet beautiful black and whit...

PDSW presents a selection of UK artists working within the various fields of dance and technology today. Source: Dance & Tech Forum: 8 – 29 Oct, 2020 – Pavilion Dance South West (PDSW)

Translate this page Lieux : Partout Temporalités : Pas de contraintes, de jour comme de nuit Public : Groupe de 2 à 20 personnes Actions : Marcher sur différents sols de textures très différentes – herbes, sous-bois, graviers, sablé, dalles, pierres, planches, eau, sable… Écouter ses pas sonner, faire sonner, sentir la matière sous ses … Continuer à lire ... "Partition de PAS – Parcours Audio Sensible N°14 – Sonner écouter sentir les sols"

Translate this page Lieux : Ville, espaces naturels avec collines, belvédères, falaises, escaliers… Temporalités : Pas de contraintes ni durées Public : De 1 à 20 personnes Actions : Choisir un point haut, culminant, dominant un site, une ville, une vallée, une place… Écoutez la rumeur du bas, d’un point d’ouïe panoramique, les émergences, bruits … Continuer à lire ... "Partition de PAS – Parcours Audio Sensibles N°13 – Hauteurs et Points d’ouïe panoramiques"

Translate this page Lieu : Une place publique, un parc, une forêt, une rue… Temporalité : N’importe quand, 15/20 minutes, voire moins, ou plus. Public : 1 à5 personnes Action : Effectuer le même parcours 5 à 6 fois, voir plus, ou moins. Durant les pauses, discuter des ambiances traversées, des constances, de ce qui … Continuer à lire ... "Partition de PAS – Parcours Audio Sensible n° 12 – Itérations"

In my Redstone diary for 2020 opposite the first complete week of September is a poem by Antonio Machado, Canto XXIV from Proverbs and Songs 29. The last line of the extract reads 'The path is made by walking'. I decided to take this poem about walkin...

For the past three months – alongside my PhD fieldwork, various conference and event contributions, and running my location-based storytelling game Canterbury in 3 Words – I’ve been working hard on a brand-new creative project. Today sees the launch of...

Translate this page Un jeudi soir, temps pluvieux, ciel joliment menaçant, du vent en rafale racle les feuilles mortes au sol. Marcheur immobile, pause à l’affut de la ville. Oreilles et regard entremêlés. L’obscurité s’avance. Les sons persistent et résistent. L’espace et le temps ralentissent Les voitures non, toujours pressées et si empêchés retardées klaxonnantes … Continuer à lire ... "Point d’ouïe, traces d’écoute imagée entre chiens et loups"

Why do we walk and what do individuals get out of walking? In our first interview, Paul Taylor from Burntwood talks about his durational walking challenges in the Midlands and beyond. Hello! Who are you? Hi, I'm Paul Taylor and in February 2020 I walked one million steps as part of The Prince's Trust's Future […]

And then my camera died, because I’d forgotten to charge the battery. I took a few more photographs with my phone, but mostly I just experienced the colours, the scents, the feeling of the light breeze. And, of course, the pounding of my heart as I hauled myself up the steep hills. What a lovely … Continue reading Walking at Fairy Hill →

Part of Sound Walk September 2020, walk · listen · create hosts 30 Days of Walking, collaborative creation of a 30 day 'slow radio' sound walk. Kelly Markovich has created one sound walk, every day in September.

Partition de PAS – Parcours Audio Sensible n° 11 « Rejouer/détourner le parcours » Translate this page Lieu :  Partout où il existe déjà un, des parcours sonores géolocalisés (applis) Temporalité :  A votre choix
, selon les circuits choisis Participant (s): Seul ou en groupe Spécificité : Un détournement d’usage d’un appli audio-guidée, un jeu sous forme … Continuer à lire ... "Partition de PAS – Parcours Audio Sensible n° 11"

There is a little visited area of England called "the Lake District"; just beyond it is the north-western coastline that is even less well known, featuring setlements with names such as Workington, Sellafield, Barrow, Millom and Haverigg. Haverigg is ...