soundscapes
Highlights
Sounding Art Trail – sharing soundscapes
The Sounding Art Trail project is funded through a grant from the British Council’s Connections through Culture fund and is set to raise awareness of climate change, by sharing soundscape recordings along long distance trails. The project included site-specific productions, sound-focused research and participatory processes with local communities. Described as a “collaborative, trans local journey”
• Conjuring the Threshold
A 10-minute ritual of repair responding to a denied pedestrian crossing at the Greek-Turkish border. The performance transforms an administrative wound into a poetic threshold through a physical "suture" and a bilingual GPS soundscape.
Exploring Sounds – Soundwalk
In the project EXPLORING SOUNDS we invite sound artist Marco Salaris aka SANATĀNA as an artist in residence to stay at Malakta for two weeks in June for a collaboration with sound artist Michele Uccheddu from SUPRANU Records / Malakta. It’s a workshop open to everyone who wants to explore their surrounding soundscapes. The workshop
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Artist-in-Residence at Canaveral National Seashore – Atlantic Center for the Arts
Applications open May 3, 2022 for the 2023 AIR program dates: February 11 – March 18, 2023 ACA Soundscape Field Station at Canaveral National Seashore is a partnership between Atlantic Center for the Arts and Canaveral National Seashore. It is the first of its kind in the United States dedicated to preservation of natural sound,
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Noise as Material: Hanoi’s Soundscapes Revisited – Urbanist Hanoi
A city of over 8 million people, there is no denying that Hanoi is noisy. For those of us not born here, it may take some adjustment, but in time we relax and pay little heed to the neighbors’ barking dog, the chorus of child’s play, or the constant hum of motorbike madness. We learn
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Mosses and Marshes Art Trail
The Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses Sound and Sculpture Art Trail, launching 3rd July 2021 through October, offers a 3-mile immersive walk combining soundscapes from UK and Australian wetlands with sculptures exploring measurement and landscape themes. The trail features headphones-triggered audio via the Echoes app, integrates wildlife recordings and poetry, and is part of the Mosses and Marshes art project led by Andrew Howe and Kim V. Goldsmith.
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London Street Noises 2020 self-guided geolocated soundwalk
A self-guided soundwalk app, "ECHOES interactive sound walks," presents 1928 recordings of five historical London street soundscapes, available throughout September by searching "LSN" in the app. The geolocated map features period audio, commentary, and contextual materials tied to original recording sites, alongside opportunities for users to contribute contemporary soundscape recordings via the HUSH City app.
Walking pieces
PAS – Sensitive Audio Course by a duo of headphones and ringing places
The duo Gilles and Benoit create immersive sound experiences by guiding participants through varied geographies using attentive listening and sonic exploration. Gilles acts as a "listening stroller," revealing local soundscapes, while Benoit engages with materials and sound objects to highlight the acoustic character of each place.
Listen to see the sounds!
PAS – Sensitive Audio is a 1.5-hour outdoor sound-based experience led by Gilles, a "listening stroller," and Benoit, a musician manipulating sound materials. Designed for up to 30 participants, the course explores diverse soundscapes in various environments through active listening and playful interaction with acoustics and ambient sounds.
The Peripatetic Photography of Georges Salameh by Georgios Giannopoulos
This paper compares Salameh's psychogeographic work with that of contemporary artists walking urban landscapes, including Patrick Keiller, Alec Soth, Daido Moriyama, and Budhaditya Chattopadhyay. It analyzes their use of photography and soundscapes, along with fictional travelers, to evoke experiences of city life through alternating feelings of alienation and engagement.
Articles on WLC
How Can Natural Soundscapes Provide a Refuge from Our Hyper-Stimulated World? ‹ Literary Hub
Ever give much thought to what types of sounds make you feel good? Maybe you have, but not in a fully conscious way. When that question is asked, most of us default to a choice of some type of musi… Source: How Can Natural Soundscapes Provide a Refuge from Our Hyper-Stimulated World? ‹ Literary Hub
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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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Two events, one of which is cancelled! Sunday 11 September
A boot from the installation which will be happening at Bath Jewish Burial Ground resonates with the Orwellian culture wars currently rumbling in the city. Sydney Gardens Gala…. a skirmish in the culture warsOn September 11 I was planning to split my day between setting up the Honouring Esther installation and hosting a couple of walks in Sydney Gardens, Bath. This was to have been a reprise of the work I completed last November on Botany, Empire and Deep Time. I was looking f [...]
Events
(Soundscapers’ forum) – Forum des Paysagistes Sonores
** Warning the event is in France and thus french speaking ** The soundscapers’ forum is the first edition hold by PePaSon groupe with the aim to gather various personalities who hold transdiscipliniary projects based on soundscapes. From art to science, through pedagogy and contemplation, people will share about their ideas and dreams for a
Links
Walking in Wonder
