Month: May 2021
Hunny ka chuha
If it is indeed the same chuha, it is back with a vengeance. Its earlier avatar was well behaved. It would stealthily come out at night after Hunny went to sleep and would rarely leave telltale signs of its dinner, except sometimes half-eaten bananas. This one does acrobatics through all times of the day, leaping over masala jars and knocking them off, smashing Rooafza bottles, scurrying over the bookshelves, chomping on electricity bills and doing cartwheels on the sofa. It eats everything … potatoes, lids of Tupperware boxes, newspapers, phone chargers, books and unopened biscuit packets—you name it! It prefers to shit on the bed or on freshly laundered clothes. And it is BIG.… Continue reading Hunny ka chuha →
Eve Tuck and Marcia McKenzie, Place in Research: Theory, Methodology, and Methods
I’ve put aside my exploration of walkability for the time being, because I’ve received readers’ reports on an article I’ve submitted for publication, and one of the readers suggests that I need to read Place in Research: Theory, Methodology, and Methods, a collaboration between Unangan education scholar Eve Tuck and settler environmental education professor Marcia … Continue reading Eve Tuck and Marcia McKenzie, Place in Research: Theory, Methodology, and Methods →
Insight: Walking back to happiness after Covid lockdown | The Scotsman
On a dreich May afternoon, Dee Heddon emerges from her tenement flat wearing a pair of sturdy Brooks shoes and wielding a multi-coloured umbrella. The professor of theatre studies at Glasgow University is leading a research project into walking, arts and the pandemic, and has invited me along on her daily constitutional. Source: Insight: Walking
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The reflection of an augmented city – CBD News
As the people walk aimlessly around the city ignoring the beauty, art and culture and causing chaos along the way they often miss the many things that makes Melbourne great. This month one such event celebrates walking around and looking at the phone. Source: The reflection of an augmented city – CBD News
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Walking tours celebrate Liverpool icons and take arts onto the streets – The Guide Liverpool
When his theatre productions were forced to close because of lockdown, John Maguire had to think on his feet. Source: Walking tours celebrate Liverpool icons and take arts onto the streets – The Guide Liverpool
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Maps Mania: What is the Longest Tiny Loop?
Long Tiny Loop is an international fitness challenge to find “the longest possible non-self-intersecting loop within the smallest possible region, without revisiting any streets or intersections”. The explanation for Long Tiny Loop is a little complicated but I can assure you that once you explore the maps at the top of the competition leaderboard you
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Art review: Andy Yoder’sart installation ‘Overboard’ — featuring 200 sculptural ‘shoes’ made from high-end trash — pointedly takes note of the byproduct of consumerism: waste. – The Washington Post
Andy Yoder’s ‘Overboard’ points to the byproduct of all high-end consumerism: garbage. Source: Art review: Andy Yoder’sart installation ‘Overboard’ — featuring 200 sculptural ‘shoes’ made from high-end trash — pointedly takes note of the byproduct of consumerism: waste. – The Washington Post
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Landlinks works in the Ground Works exhibition that opens on 17 June – 27 June
As you may recall I contributed to a collaborative piece of work, Landlinks – you can find details of my contribution here – https://martinpeccles.com/other-sound-works/landlinks/ So, after the passage of time and the persistence of Kel and Lizzie of Groundworks (to … Continue reading →
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Free app will allow people to walk in the footsteps of artistic greats inspired by the South Downs | Hastings and St. Leonards Observer
A new immersive walking tour launches this week to celebrate the many great writers, poets, artists and musicians who have drawn inspiration from the beautiful South Downs. Source: Free app will allow people to walk in the footsteps of artistic greats inspired by the South Downs | Hastings and St. Leonards Observer
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French street artist fills ugly, jagged potholes with gorgeous, colorful mosaics – Upworthy
Imagine walking down the street and suddenly seeing what used to be a broken chunk of sidewalk now filled with someone’s colorful creativity. Source: French street artist fills ugly, jagged potholes with gorgeous, colorful mosaics – Upworthy
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Sacrés sons !
Excursion sonique à Lourdes.Une petite ville nichée au cœur des Hautes-Pyrénées, arrosée par les méandres du Gave du Pau, et surtout mondialement connue comme un des plus hauts lieux de pèlerinage, avec son immense sanctuaire, sa grotte aux apparitions, ses milliers de touristes, de pèlerins…Mais ce n’est pas ici sa religieuse histoire qui m’intéresse, même … Continuer à lire ... "Sacrés sons !"
Ann Forsyth, “What Is a Walkable Place? The Walkability Debate in Urban Design”
In “What Is a Walkable Place? The Walkability Debate in Urban Design,” Ann Forsyth contends that the term “walkability” is vague, because it is used “to refer to several quite different kinds of phenomena” (274). “Some discussions of walkability focus on the means or conditions by which walking is enabled, including areas being traversable, compact, … Continue reading Ann Forsyth, “What Is a Walkable Place? The Walkability Debate in Urban Design” →
Pour des paysages qui sonnent !
Faites vous Bells ! Comme je le dis parfoisil y a souvent quelque chose qui cloche dans le paysageen tus cas dans les miens.Installées en vigiesdes dames d’airain se font entendred’heure en heuresen heurts battanten fêtes carillonnéesen joyeux événementsou pasesprit de clocherpaysage campanairedes signatures sonores de hautes voléesdes marqueurs acoustiques résonnantselle se balancentsont tintéesteintées acoustiquementcouleur … Continuer à lire ... "Pour des paysages qui sonnent !"
Pour ne pas en finir avec le paysage sonore !
Le paysage sonore est aujourd’hui, dans sa formulation en tous cas, voire dans ses fondements historiques, attaqué, ringardisé, dénigré, par un certain nombre d’acteurs du sonore… Alors que paradoxalement, il réunit plein d’activistes qui voient plus loin que les querelles de clocher en perpétuelles sonneries. Alors qu’il est aussi en capacité de parler au plus … Continuer à lire ... "Pour ne pas en finir avec le paysage sonore !"