Kingston upon Hull
Highlights
Freight, walking with history
"Freight, 1893" is a one-hour sound walk featuring local voices reading a historic list of freight carried on the Liverpool to Leeds canal, accompanied by a soundscape recorded on a barge journey between Goole and Leeds. The project animates industrial-era canal freight records with regional pronunciations, offering an immersive experience that highlights the heritage of Britain’s early industrial transport routes.
A High Street Sound Walk in Whitefriargate, Hull
Historic England, in partnership with the National Trust and Sound UK, has launched a series of self-guided sound walks for Heritage Open Days, including Jez Riley French’s ‘Breet Velvit Ake’ in Hull’s Whitefriargate. These immersive walks use hidden and usually inaudible sounds to explore the social, cultural, and physical history of local high streets, available from 10 September via the Historic England website.
RIVER LISTENING: SOUND + ENVIRONMENT 2017
River Listening is an interdisciplinary project that uses sound to explore the cultural and biological diversity of global river systems and monitor their health through noninvasive recording technologies. The 2017 installation at the Sound + Environment conference showcases soundscapes from rivers worldwide, combining acoustic ecology, science, and digital technology to inform freshwater conservation.
Articles elsewhere
Interview with Tim Brennan
As part of the release of my book, Walking as Artistic Practice (pre-orders now open for softcover shipping in April!), I’m going to be publishing some brief interviews with the various artists, authors, researchers, creatives, collectives, and platforms whose art practice, written material, or other works I cite and mention. My 22nd interview in this […]
