Birmingham and Yogyakarta artists put urban walking on the map with new exhibition and zine.

A couple of weeks ago Andrew Stuck came to Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham to interview me for his excellent Talking Walking podcast. We talked Walkspace, filmmaking, "extreme noticing", erratic boulders and the upcoming Parallel Walking exhibition. We saw a kingfisher, a miniature model of the Elan Valley Reservoir and I gave some suggestions for […]

NO small boy – apparently more than 5ms tall!  how does it compare with Sean Henry’s ‘Man Walking’ or Elisabeth Frink’s “Walking Madonna” – read about it from artist Ronnie Van Hout. Source: Boy Walking – UAP

On the face of it, Patparganj’s apartments appear to be small islands, each holding together a set of people with a shared social background. And there are apartment dwellers, who manage to unlook and avoid the sea of life the islands are surrounded by, through the blinkers of their class and aspirations, shopping for vegetables and eating street food from the evasive confines of their cars or seeking the ‘happening city’ elsewhere. Yet, life here, as I have come to experience over the years, does not inevitably have to be one of isolated living confined to the apartments. … Continue reading A view from across the river  →

Tune in to an unique series of sound journeys composed by musicians during lockdown for BBC Arts and Arts Council England’s Culture in Quarantine programme – all part of Opera North. Designed to be listened to on headphones while walking, each piece offers a chance to renew your imaginative connections with your environment. Could be

Its snowing, the white, its deep, the snow shoes, they clip, the Eskimos...

Blackpool Pleasure Beach launches Walk the Big One XL – an exhilarating trip to the Big One’s 235 feet summit. Plenty of selfie moments are promised at the top, before guests take the epic 420 step descent. Source: Blackpool Pleasure Beach launches Walk the Big One XL

A saunter through this area uncovers the multi-layered history of Kolkata Source: Neighbourhood A walking tour through Esplanade’s Dharmatala Street is a deep dive into history – Telegraph India

Very exciting initiative to walk the coastline – well done Ali Pretty and her team  of flag wavers – soon to happen all around the UK coastline.

The Goethe-Institut Radio Art Residency is an international fellowship program for artistic practice on the radio Source: Goethe-Institut Radio Art Residency 2022 for Artists from Non-German Speaking Countries | Opportunity Desk

Ce n’est pas une date anniversaire. Juste une photo retrouvée dans un coin de mon ordinateur. Élie Tête, Fondateur et âme vive de l’Acirène « Association Culturelle d’Information et de Recherche pour une Écoute Nouvelle de l’Environnement », décédé en 2009, est sans nul doute celui qui, le premier, m’a ouvert toutes grandes les oreilles. Celui qui … Continuer à lire ... "En hommage"

Du plaisir avant tout  Dans une société où les tensions anxiogènes ne manquent pas, avoir du plaisir, à faire, à entendre, à écouter, est une chose plus que bénéfique, sinon vitale. Bien sûr, le monde est complexe, brouillon, bouillonnant, parfois au bord de la saturation, et tout n’y est pas, tant s’en faut, réjouissant, y … Continuer à lire ... " Six bonnes raisons pour (se) construire des paysages sonores"

South Coulee WalkA warm January day, and quiet. Walking with grasses and rocks and ghosts and sky. The absence of wind is remarkable. Location: Farm coulee, Southern AlbertaLength: 2 kmCompanions: TomDate: 22 January, 2022 [...]

L’écho des falaisesla quiétude des cimetièresles réverbérations et signaux des garesla gouaille des marchésle bouillonnement des ruisseauxla rumeur des belvédères urbainsle silence habité des églisesle bourdonnement des avionsl’électricité grondante des oragesl’onirisme de la nuitle grondement des boulevardsl’apaisement des jardinsle ressac de l’océanle tintement des clochesles chuchotis des bibliothèquesle fracas des cascadesle feulement du ventla vie … Continuer à lire ... "Paysages sonores singuliers, des ambiances"

As chancellor from 1960 to 1968, Franklin D. Murphy conceived of and curated UCLA’s Franklin D. Murphy Sculpture Garden. The bucolic hills and surrounding pathways, completed by architect Ralph Cornell in 1967, serve as a community hangout and the backdrop for some of the finest sculptures of the 20th century. Source: Tour the Garden: ‘The

Great trailer for a Voice Map audio tour

Prior to Suzanne catching Covid-19 at her pilates class and the household going into 14 days quarantine Kayla and I walked up and over Rosetta Head one Saturday morning in early January. This happened after we’d already been walking in the local ...

This project is focused on a series of collective soundwalks into the streets of Livorno, an old sea town in the west coast of Italy, which I choose as a spot to invesitgate the urban sonic space. Here some images from three different sound walks I led in September 2021 where participants walk in silence, […]

Not only have we made it into 2022, we are also very pleased to announce the winners and honourable mentions of the Sound Walk September Awards 2021.

The main dancer and visual of EXO celebrates his birthday today! To commemorate Kai’s special day, we listed down five reasons that prove he truly a “Walking Art.” #EXOKai #AllRounderKaiDay #HappyKaiDay Source: #HappyKaiDay: Here are 5 Reasons EXO Kai is a ‘Walking Art’ | KpopStarz