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post SWS23 30 Nov, 2023

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.

post 29 Nov, 2023

Expériences et récits d’écoutes en marche

La marche écoutante, le PAS – Parcours Audio Sensible, sont des pratiques pour moi assez courantes, depuis de nombreuses annéesDans des lieux très différents, été comme hiver, de jour et de nuit, avec des publics variés, des axes thématiques parfois, nous avons arpenté nombre de sites, tous singuliers dans leurs écoutes.Aujourd’hui, je me pose régulièrement […]

post 29 Nov, 2023

Colloque 𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 : 𝘔𝘦́𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘴, 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘶𝘹, 𝘌́𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘙𝘦́𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘴. 𝘋𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘴

Dans le cadre de Le Mans Sonore, l’Ecole Supérieure d’Arts et de Design – TALM Le Mans propose le colloque 𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 :𝘔𝘦́𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘮𝘴, 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘶𝘹, 𝘌́𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘙𝘦́𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘴. 𝘋𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘴 Samedi 20 & Dimanche 21 janvierde 10h à 17h .Accueil à partir de 9h30Carré PlantagenêtGratuit . Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles °°°°°°°°°°Omniprésent […]

post SWS23 28 Nov, 2023

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.

post 27 Nov, 2023

Chronique écoutante, tout doucement

Écouter est, ou peut être un geste discret, parfois totalement inaperçu.Sciemment envisagé comme tel, en toute discrétion.Il n’est pas nécessaire de bousculer radicalement des espaces où installer les scènes sonores, l’écoute dans l’espace public, les lieux d’audition potentielles, pour construire un projet quasi infra-sonique pertinent. Bien au contraire !Il est possible d’ériger l’écoute en jeu, comme […]

post 27 Nov, 2023

Recent Interviews & Podcasts on the Vandeleur-Lynams Challenge

This summer, I climbed every mountain in Ireland - 275 peaks in 50 days, 5 hours, and 45 minutes, taking 5 days off the previous record set by James Forrest. Since finishing the Vandeleur-Lynams Mountain Project I’ve got to do some really nice intervie...

post 27 Nov, 2023

Interview with François Morelli

As part of the release of the hardcover/ e-book release of my book, Walking as Artistic Practice (softcover comes out in April!), I’m going to be publishing some brief interviews with the various artists, authors, researchers, creatives, collectives, and platforms whose art practice, written material, or other works I cite and mention. My 15th interview […]

post 27 Nov, 2023

December 2023 A Wander with Words from Phil Smith

Dear friends and beloved loiterers It’s First Sunday, this Sunday, and our final communal drift of 2023. To see the year out in style we will be guided by the words of the Loiterers friend and inspiration Phil Smith. Phil is an exemplary mythogeograph...

post 26 Nov, 2023

Aqua Vivace

2024 sera bouillonnanteUne année au fil des ondesDes territoires liquidesDes dérives en rivesEaux courantesEaux dormantesEaux étalesEaux profondesEaux souterrainesTerres karstiquesDe cénotes en dolinesRésurgencesA fleur de terreEaux torrentueusesDe rus en cascadesPuits et fontainesBiefs et lavoirsCanaux et éclusesLes flux aquatiques se feront entendreTendons-leurs l’oreilleÉcoutons leurs secretsLeurs puissancesLeurs discrétionsLeurs fragilitésEt parfois agoniesRemontons les bergesDe la goutte affleurante au majestueux […]

post 25 Nov, 2023

Mention in Ucross Alumni News

I was delighted to have Walking as Artistic Practice mentioned in the Ucross Alumni News online publication! I attended Ucross Artist Residency in 2012.

Curated news 23 Nov, 2023

When planners walk on the wild side 

The playful genesis of a new walkable urbanism geometry that seeks and explores walking trails in town and at the urban-natural boundary. Source: When planners walk on the wild side | CNU

Curated news 23 Nov, 2023

As US Cycling Boomed, Walking Trips Crashed During Covid 

A “universal” decline in walking trips from 2019 to 2022 comes as pedestrian deaths hit a record high, according to a new report. But there’s a bright spot. Source: As US Cycling Boomed, Walking Trips Crashed During Covid – Bloomberg

post 21 Nov, 2023

Postures

Cette courte vidéo, en pied d’article, montre quelques postures d’écoute qui peuvent être proposées, sans aucunes consignes verbales préalables, en silence, par des invitations corporelles, à un groupe de promeneurs écoutants. Ici des étudiants en écoles d’arts média à Saint–Pétersbourg. Ce fut une belle série d’expériences, soundwalks, conférences, concerts – performances, field recordings, échanges fructueux… […]

Curated news 21 Nov, 2023

Elephant Walk: Reflecting on 101 years of tradition | Life & Arts | thebatt.com

The time has come for seniors to partake in one last special moment together. On Wednesday, Nov. 15, the Class of 2024 will reminisce on its Aggie journey with Elephant Source: Elephant Walk: Reflecting on 101 years of tradition | Life & Arts | thebatt.com

post 21 Nov, 2023

Aqua Vivace !

L’eau ruisselante, courante, dormante, est une force vive. Aqua vivace ! Elle donne et maintient la vie, irriguante, vivante, autant que fragile. L’écouter, c’est commencer à lui prêter attention, un premier geste vers le « prendre soin ». C’est inviter à arpenter les rives et rivages, toutes oreilles ouvertes. C’est tracer des cheminements rafraichissants, et lire de […]

post 21 Nov, 2023

Souvenirs sonores jurassiens et communs auriculaires

Lors de repérages de sites auriculaires remarquables, 1989/90, avec Acirene, passage au lac D’Antre, à Villards – d’Héria, PNR du Haut-Jura. Un lac miroir qui, avec sa falaise rocher,, réfléchit et amplifie les sons de façon très spectaculaire d’une rive à l’autre. Le rocher d’Antre, le surplombant d’un faut d’une falaise abrupte, nous offre une […]

post SWS23 21 Nov, 2023

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.

post 20 Nov, 2023

Interview with Barbara Lounder

As part of the release of the hardcover/ e-book release of my book, Walking as Artistic Practice (softcover comes out in April!), I’m going to be publishing some brief interviews with the various artists, authors, researchers, creatives, collectives, and platforms whose art practice, written material, or other works I cite and mention. My 14th interview […]

post 19 Nov, 2023

Megan Young “Longest Walk” (2016)

” Developed in response to the militarization of public space during the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC), this embodied installation draws inspiration from feminist histories and solidarity networks around the word. The collaborative gesture includes serial public texts printed by Angela Davis Fegan and collective actions led by female participants. Gallery installations include the resulting […]

post 19 Nov, 2023

Alexandra Huddleston, “Traces of Time, walking the Jardins de l’Abbaye de la Cambre in summer” (2022)

“Title: Traces of Time, walking the Jardins de l’Abbaye de la Cambre in summer Author: photography and text by Alexandra Huddleston Link to Downloadable Press Release Traces of Time explores how walking – in particular walking in a park – influences our perception of space and place. Through a close, meditative, and pedestrian observation of […]

nuddle

Back in the 1500s, nuddle had a few meanings that congregated low to the ground: To nuddle was to push something along with your nose or nudge forward in some other horizontal manner. By the 1800s, nuddle started referring to stooped walking, the kind of non-jaunty mosey in which someone’s head is hanging low. You can hear a touch of contempt in a phrase from an 1854 glossary by A. E. Baker: “How he goes nuddling along.” Credits to Mark Peters.

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