sound artist
Highlights
Pentrich Rising
To mark the bicentenary of the ill-fated Pentrich revolt sound artist Andrew Brown composed three soundwalks, each a creative response to the events of June 1817. Fellow artists collaborating on the project include Leigh Toro, Agnes Williams, Benedik Williams, Alasdair Thurston-Ambrose and Harry Freestone.
paths. made. walking.
What might be your reasons for taking a long walk? Might it be a celebration of a step-change in your life, to challenge yourself both mentally and physically, are you walking for love or loss, for better health, or to escape the hum-drum of everyday life, or merely to re-connect with nature? In 2023, Musician
• An Evening Symphony, with Barbed Wire
A Sound Walk podcast conversation. Composer Emma Welton walks, listens and talks with artist Volkhardt Müller an Exeter-based multidisciplinary artist with a professional interest in landscape, how people shape it and how it shapes people.
Carte bavarde des Cités-Jardins / Chatty map from the “Garden city” (Brussels)
Two garden cities in south-east Brussels, nearing their 100th anniversary, are the focus of a project collecting resident interviews about local experiences. These French-language testimonies are mapped for online exploration or geolocated walking tours, initiated by sound artist Anne Versailles with the Maison de quartier des Cités-Jardins.
Creating Soundscapes From the Whispering, Bubbling, and Roaring Earth
Now on view at Art Basel Miami Beach, sound artist Jana Winderen’s The Art of Listening: Under Water draws listeners’ attention to the rich sonic landscapes of nature — and highlights how human activity might affect them. Source: Creating Soundscapes From the Whispering, Bubbling, and Roaring Earth
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Articles elsewhere
Congregation – a sound guided walk and audio composition
Congregation is a word I usually associate with Christianity: the congregation go to the church to celebrate mass. This was a different sort of congregation: a coming together of people carrying metallic balls through the streets of Macau. &...
Stirchley Soundwalk for Ten Acres of Sound
This is the first guest post from Nikki Sheth – to join her on a guided walk see the end of this post. I'm sound artist Nikki Sheth and I've created a soundwalk of Stirchley for the Ten Acres of Sound Festival. The walk encourages a deeper connection with the natural environment and a new […]
Links
Duncan MacLeod’s Website
