VIV CORRINGHAM (voice, electronics, field recordings) is a US based British vocalist and sound artist, who has been described as “a vital force in improvised music since the late 1970s” (Corey Mwamba, BBC Radio 3) and “a vocalist of stunning virtuosity” (Louise Gray, The Wire). She makes concerts, soundwalks, workshops and installations. Her practice explores relations between voice, place and walking, responding with sung improvisations to both natural and urban soundscapes. Corringham has received international recognition and awards including two McKnight Composer Fellowships through the American Composers Forum. She is a certified facilitator of Deep Listening, having played and studied with composer Pauline Oliveros. In 2024 this practice took her to Mexico, Spain, Germany and the Listening Academy in Hong Kong. Notable live performances have occurred in festivals at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Fonoteca Nacional de Mexico, Issue Project Room New York and Tempo Reale Florence. Her recent album “Soundwalkscapes” (Vol. 1: January to June) on Flaming Pines label (Bandcamp’s Best Field Recordings 2024) has been well received. The Wire wrote that “Corringham voices the depth of place.” Her definitive contribution to sound art practice is the 20 year ongoing “Shadow-walks”, which create layers of time and space, combining recordings from shared and solo walks along the same path with her improvised sung response. They have occurred in 18 countries, are taught in many sound art classes and have been the focus of articles in books and publications.

The webpage presents the artistic project "San Patricio Ghosts" by Alexander Johannes Heil, which explores historical and cultural narratives through the medium of walking art. The project focuses on the San Patricio Battalion, a group of primarily Irish immigrants who fought for Mexico during the Mexican-American War in the 1840s. Heil’s work involves retracing the battalion’s route, combining elements of performance, photography, and mapping to investigate the intersections of identity, memory, and displacement. Through documented walks and visual recordings, the project captures the layered histories embedded in the landscapes traversed by the San Patricio soldiers. Heil’s methodology reflects a broader engagement with cultural geography, emphasizing how physical movement through space can reveal overlooked or marginalized historical experiences. The site includes photographic evidence and reflective texts that contextualize the battalion’s significance within both Mexican and American historical frameworks, offering a nuanced interpretation of cross-border cultural dynamics.