Immersion
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Highlights
Wolverhampton Literature Festival
Wolverhampton Literature Festival was a vibrant annual event celebrating literature, poetry, music, and the arts. In 2020, the festival partnered with OVERHEAR to commission ten local poets to write about ten beloved independent city venues in Wolverhampton. These poems were recorded and virtually “pinned” to their respective locations, allowing festival-goers to discover and collect them
The Thing to be Known Grows with the Knowing: Walking in the Western Ghats from Ignorance to Intimacy.
“The Thing to Be Known Grows with the Knowing” reflects on my experiences walking in the rich and fragile environment of India’s Western Ghats propelled by the question: What does it mean to be a guest, a good guest, in an unfamiliar place?
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Immersive Theater on an Intimate Frequency
John Bechtold and his co-creator Alli Ross created Where I End & You Begin, immersive theater that sends two participants on a tandem journey across MASS MoCA’s galleries and campus in North Adams, Massachusetts. This work is one of the shortlisted pieces for the Sound Walk September Awards 2025. Below, John discusses the work. Developed in a multi-year artist
Where I End & You Begin
A surprising work of immersive theater that time-synchronizes two participants as they travel across MASS MoCA’s expansive galleries and campus. Show-issued equipment tether you wirelessly to one another in this 85-minute, deeply-connective piece.
Walking pieces
The First Coast’s Stonington Soundwalk
The Stonington Soundwalk takes the listener on a walk past old sardine factories and music halls, neighborhoods and town piers. It features the stories of local residents, both past and present, recorded and edited by audio producer Galen Koch.
Articles on WLC
Wordsworth Grasmere Adopts Immersive Technologies To Future-Proof Heritage Engagement
Wordsworth Grasmere introduces immersive digital experiences, enhancing heritage engagement and broadening audience appeal for sustainable visitor attraction growth. Source: -Wordsworth Grasmere Adopts Immersive Technologies To Future-Proof Heritage Engagement-
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Articles elsewhere
L’immersion sonore via des œuvres de Max Neuhaus
À l’heure où l’on parle beaucoup d’art immersif, d’œuvres immersives, de dispositifs immersifs, à l’endroit où la création sonore et musicale tend à plonger l’auditeur au cœur de l’œuvre, des sons, des ambiances, je voudrais revenir sur le travail d’un artiste précurseur, qui m’a beaucoup inspiré et m’inspire encore. Il s’agit de Max Neuhaus. À […]
SOUNDwalk: B37
The excellent people at SOUNDkitchen have created another immersive journey of audio encounters, this time exploring the green spaces of the B37 postcode in Solihull. This self-directed walk can be undertaken at any time using the SOUNDwalker app. "Discover the hidden sounds of bats and underwater life, listen to wind and rain on metal structures, […]
Events
Nocturne – Vivid Sydney
Wander away from the Light Walk on an immersive audio journey through the hidden streets and laneways of The Rocks. Let your ears lead the way in this one-of-a-kind experience, transforming familiar locales into a poetic landscape as you journey towards the night sky for a special star-gazing session. Created by one step at a time like
Women’s Work Festival: I believe her (walking tour)
As part of Women’s Work 2022, join us as we walk through the streets of Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter together to experience the beautiful and hard hitting audio journey ‘I Believe Her.’* After the 30 min audio piece we will end at The Oh Yeah Centre where we will have a discussion about night time safety,
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abandoned: The All-American Ruins Podcast
Virtual Rambling
