migration
Highlights
WALC Confluence 12 – 1- WALC course program presentation – 2- El laboratorio, a Migrating voices Franco-Chilean-Mexican exploration
During a thirty-minute experimental *Laboratorio*, artists will experiment with a live performance using rudimentary audiovisual tools and raw materials, far from the giants of the Internet.
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• +3 Walking Festival of Sound: Artist Walks / Johanna Steindorf
“Many of my works deal with mediated presences, with the real-and-imagined presence of bodies in space. In the video series “Present views of past streets” you are taken along imaginary walks in Google Street View. In audio walks such as “Still here, sometimes there” a voice speaks over headphones and accompanies you on an actual
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One way to acknowledge migration
Reading Geert Vermeire‘s latest newsletter, I was struck with how important walking art and walking artists have been in acknowledging those unfortunate people who have had to leave their homes, often migrating over vast distances, or switching to cultures unlike their own, learning new languages and how to get about day to day among people,
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A 42km walk in Deveron
Deveron, in Scotland, is organising their annual 42km walk on the 13th of June. This year, the marathon-length walk will be designed with artist Iman Tajik. Through Bordered Miles, they are looking at issues surrounding migration, borders and landflight – past and present in an area in Scotland that has been depopulated through political activity, while
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Migration
Migration, by Janine Antoni and Paul Ramirez Jonas, is a two-channel video installation showing the artists playing Follow the Leader on a beach. The side-by-side monitors fuse their perspectives, exploring movement, footprints, and the shifting dynamics of relationship and collaboration.
Avian Humanoids
Avian Humanoids, a production by composer, producer, and performer Evelien van den Broek, is a soundwalk that transports you to the world of mythological creatures, uncanny sounds, and musical fantasies. You walk from tree to tree, to five unique trees in Oosterpark, Amsterdam (NL). As soon as you stand beneath them, the tree comes to life, and you hear the rustling of leaves and the fluttering of wings. This isn’t just any park; these aren’t just any trees. Here live the Avian Humanoids. Part human, part bird. In their tree, they begin to sing. As they sit above you and fly around you, you listen to their song.
Migration + Memory: An Immersive Audio Walk through Downtown Oakland
This audio walk through downtown Oakland explores the city’s layered migration stories, from the indigenous Ohlone people to the Chinese Diaspora and local community influences. Participants journey from Old Oakland to Lake Merritt, engaging with historical sites, businesses, art, and themes of social justice and resilience.
Walking pieces
Mott Haven Oral History Soundwalk
Walks take place by appointment in pairs, with both participants required to be Mott Haven residents. Guided by a project participant, walkers listen to curated oral histories via headphones while exploring Mott Haven, followed by a shared meal and discussion.
