Month: May 2026
June Solstice 2026 | a provocation | Expressions of interest
It’s time to dust off your gnomen (look it up), astrolabes and sextants once again as we approach Sun’s standstill, sunstead, solstitium or Solstice. Here’s a walking provocation for you and an invitation to respond to celestial forces and seasonal change. Here’s the provocation’s title: Watching Sunstead. Observations made while walking on the Longest/Shortest Day
Point d’ouïe, le long du Rhône
Un jourà Lyonassez tôtjuste avant la chaleurun groupeun fleuveun fluxdiscretsilencieuxpresque endormien apparenceune déambulationen lenteuren silenceen accordancedes rythmesjoggeursJoggeusessoufflespiedsdes roulements chuintant, ferraillantquais en éveilville qui s’ébrouesoleil déjà tenacepontréverbération sous des voûtesbancs en points d’ouïeposesécoutesarrêts sur sonsface aux flots lascifsauscultationeau-sculptationrumeur urbaineémergences urbainesatténuationcontrebasd’une rive à l’autreralentissementambiancesimmersionconnivencefluencescénophoniescén’eauphonieparcourspavésasphaltechuchotementsriresscène acoustiqueintersticesgéographie sonore À la suite PAS – Promenade Audio Sensible – Festival « Charité […]
Jardiner les sons – Écouter et faire sonner les jardins
Dans mes premières études, deux apprentissages ont cohabité, se sont frotté, ont questionné le paysage par la main, par le pied et par l’oreille. La première fut consacrée à des études techniques d’horticulteur paysagiste. En gros, comment agencer des végétaux, minéraux, eaux, pour fabriquer un paysage, penser une parcelle de territoire, jardinée et modelée à […]
June Breakfast Bio Blitz
Join us for an hour of observing nature! This Breakfast Bio Blitz led by outdoor educator, Rachel Kimpton, is a chance to bring your mobile devices (photo/tablet/etc.) with the iNaturalist app, and participate in a giant species documentation project (plants, animals, insects, etc)! Saturday, June 6, 2026 at 9-10am — Featuring complimentary donut holes from […]
Beach combing for writers
With a contribution from Martyn Howe offering e-book copies of his new book, The Coast is Our Compass, in which he describes a personal pilgrimage to walk the coast of England along what is now officially the King Charles III National Coastal Path, as a monthly prize, our Shorelines project has had a new lift.
2026 Festival_Programme Page – T100
T100’s 12th Annual Festival Seeing Thurrock Differently:A Journey Home 23 May – 7 June 2026 From heritage walks to graffiti workshops, poetry in dye gardens to citizen science at dusk, playful performances to a joyful festival finale in Tilbury, this year’s programme brings Thurrock into motion – connecting where we’ve come from with where we
Submissions – Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference 2026
Abstract submission deadline 15 July 2026 Recommended topics: Shared memory of experiences and knowledge Participatory research and practice as testimony of (the) memory Community-generated memory … Source: Submissions – Performativity(ies) of Memory(ies) Interdisciplinary Conference 2026
Points d’ouïe, repérage auriculaire rhodanien
Un début d’après-midi ensoleillé, chaud, au fil de l’eau.En suivant les berges du Rhône.Petite déambulation repérante, pour un PAS – Parcours Audio Sensible à venir.Relier la minéralité urbaine aux rives sécantes et irrigantes.Passage sous un porche résonnant, toujours le plaisir de faire et d’entendre sonner.Débouché sur une artère dans laquelle le flot est plus motorisé […]
The Holy See Pavilion Creates a Space to Slow Down and Experience Peace at Venice Biennale
The 61st La Biennale di Venezia, the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See Pavilion presents The Ear is the Eye of the Soul, Source: The Holy See Pavilion Creates a Space to Slow Down and Experience Peace at Venice Biennale
Artist to Walk Around Iceland in Three-Month Nomadic Art Project
Berlin-based artist and photographer Dario J. Laganà will begin a three-month walking project around Iceland in June, combining performance art, environmental observation and documentary work. The project, titled Of Walking on Foot, will run from 4 June to 27 August 2026. Laganà plans to travel counterclockwise around the island on foot while pulling a custom-built…
Guide for Making Submissions
This short guide will help you learn about consultations and how to make submissions. What is a consultation? Consultations are when local or national government ask for public feedback on projects or policies. Submitting on relevant consultations is a...
How can we prevent footpath parking?
This is Part II of a series about footpath parking, based on the presentation and conference paper by LSA Treasurer Dr Chris Teo-Sherrell and Jeanette Ward, a Technical Director at Abley, for the 2026 Transportation Conference. Chris and Jeanette wrote...
Women walking in sisterly solidarity
A despatch from our story-writer-in-residence Penny Walker. 30th April Golders Green station to Highfield Avenue, and back 1.5 miles I am by myself among strangers who are friends: women walking together in sisterly solidarity. We meet just before six, outside Golders Green station, on the small semi circle of grass where the buses turn. At
Auf zum Audiowalk-Award 2026 beim Berliner Hörspielfestival in der Akademie der Künste
Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Shortlist! Die Jury hat getagt und getagt und getagt, mal eingeschlossen im Studio, mal in den Kacheln der Videokonferenz. Nun präsentiert sie diese vier Produktionen für Shortlist des Audiowalk-Awards 2026. Wer hat nun gewonnen? Kommt und erfahrt’s auf dem Berliner Hörspielfestival der freien Szene. Vom 17. bis 20. September 2026 …
The anatomy of a Queenslander – a story of connections
The author reflects on the Queenslander house as a cultural and ecological symbol, connecting personal history with broader themes of urban development and environmental sustainability. Their research emphasizes the loss of iconic architecture to urban sprawl and advocates for integrating traditional design into modern climate-resilient communities, drawing from decades of environmental work.
