Walkmobile and world wide wandering
In 1975, Hermann Knoflacher wandered through Vienna in his "Walkmobile" or Gehzeug, a walking installation designed to highlight how much space cars take up. Car-Free Sunday, a global initiative encouraging reduced car usage to promote environmental awareness, embodies the message Knoflacher's Walkmobile sought to convey. Observed in cities worldwide, Car-Free Sunday often coincides with World Car Free Day on September 22. For example, in Brussels, the whole city turns pedestrian-friendly, while in London, local streets become "play streets" where people can walk and play, free from traffic.
The walking celebration continues with the World Wide Wander on September 27, hosted by Street Wisdom. This event invites participants globally to engage in "walkshops" designed to slow down, connect with their surroundings, and reflect. The program includes online and in-person sessions, incorporating guided walks, quests, and shared discussions, blending mindfulness, neuroscience, and creativity.
Between now and Friday, you can also join the free Confluence event, showcasing walking actions across Europe. This Wednesday 25 September, Clara Gari of Nau Côclea will host the next event together with the artists Anna Piatou (Greece) and Alba Sauleda (Catalonia), recipients of the Grand Tour 2024 residency grant.
Listen to the new writings from 11 shortlisted authors of the walk · listen · create / Sound Walk September writing competition on next Sunday.
Next week, the focus shifts from Sound Walk September to Walktober, kicking off with a talk featuring shortlisted walking artists of the walk · listen · create Marŝarto Award.
Looking forward to seeing you at one or more of these events!
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2024-09-28 16:30
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Our annual writing competition drew scores of entries, join the Showcase event to listen to the shortlisted authors reading their work, and with them find out who are the winners! Keep reading
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2024-10-01 18:00
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A lively discussion with the shortlisters of the Marŝarto Award for walking art to mark the start of Walktober! Keep reading
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Latest podcast episodes
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Join @thebuzzknight for this episode with actor and musician Billy Bob Thornton and award-winning engineer and musician J.D. Andrew. They are touring the country as... Start listening
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Keep in touch: https://www.thismorningwalk.com/Instagram: @thismorningwalkAlex Instagram: @alex_elle Libby Instagram: @parkhere Blind Nil Instagram: @blindnilaud... Start listening
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Join @thebuzzknight for this music interview podcast with Jon Anderson, known for his work as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes. Jon has new music ou... Start listening
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Join @thebuzzknight for this classic replay with Sheila E, the percussionist and vocalist known for her solo work and known for her time with Prince. For suggestion... Start listening
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New walking pieces
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All-American Ruins guides listeners through immersive audio fantasies, recreating my experiences exploring abandoned spaces. Along the way, I ask questions about society and culture while encouraging folks to activate their imaginations for healing. Keep reading
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Sky Walkers, 2024. Sonic, ambient artwork. Six prose poetic meditations on sites on the Dublin Mountains familiar with many walkers. Commissioned by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council (Ireland). Available to listen anywhere. Keep reading
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I invite you to walk with me (in our imagination) to the British library. When there, I invite you to explore the micro-movements happening in the chest, and how and what we experience when we search for the smallest movements. Keep reading
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For a migrant, the only thing he has to keep going is the long path of life accompanied by good music.
All people who migrate will always return to their country of origin, to their roots and to dream again as they always did. Keep reading
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Upcoming events
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2024-09-22 05:30
· Gloucestershire, UK
Expressions of interest are invited to participate in this seasonal provocation Keep reading
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2024-09-25 17:30
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WALC Confluence 4 hosted by Nau Côclea featuring Grand Tour 2024, the year that we entered Barcelona
Entering Barcelona as part of the Grand Tour and an update on the WALC project. Keep reading
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25 - 29 Sep, 2024
· Ljubljana, Slovenia
TO)pot gathers artists, theorists and curious walkers to bring them closer to walking and listening as a spatial acting-out of the place and the body; Keep reading
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27 Sep, 2024 · All day
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We’re all wondering how to do things differently. But what if the answers are all around us, all the time? That's why we created the World Wide Wander! We're not go... Keep reading
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2024-09-27 08:30
· Thiseio Metro Station, Agion Asomaton, Athens, Greece
Join Babak Fakhamzadeh and Elpida Trizi for an in-person Street Wisdom Walkshop happening as part of this year’s big annual day of wonder and wandering, the World W... Keep reading
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2024-09-28 13:00
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An “Invitation Only” event for shortlisted authors in the Walking Together writing ocmpetition with VIP guests. VIP guests confirmed include Amelia Hodsdon, our cur... Keep reading
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2024-09-28 16:30
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Our annual writing competition drew scores of entries, join the Showcase event to listen to the shortlisted authors reading their work, and with them find out who a... Keep reading
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From our network
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A bunch of years ago, I threw together Sauntering verse. Based on an individual going on a walk, it uses what3words as a source for collecting words, related to the... Keep reading
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Day 80 - Disappearance and 2.5 km drawing.Unsettle and 2.9 km drawing. Keep reading
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A bittersweet tribute to the incredible man who designed the much-loved and iconic London Tube map. Read my full Broadway World review here
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Living Streets Aotearoa is looking for a paid part-time Communications and Campaigns Assistant.Please apply by 4 October if you're interested, or share this informa... Keep reading
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Desartsonnants est un artiste marcheur, paysagiste sonore, arpenteur écoutant.Il travaille autour du paysage sonore, notamment via des parcours d’écoute (PAS-Parcou... Keep reading
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Stuff we found
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“Walking through clouds” in The Hague, or admiring daily objects elevated to artworks: shows in the Netherlands to enjoy before summer ends. Source: Art, “walking t... Keep reading
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The Hope Corps Downtown Seattle Mural Project represents a partnership with the Office of Economic Development and six trusted downtown neighborhood organizations. ... Keep reading
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María Magdalena Campos-Pons is marshaling New Yorkers for unity, linking uptown and downtown communities while highlighting inequities in city parks. Source: Don’t ... Keep reading
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The Italian photographer describes his new photobook as a “collection of silent stories”. Source: Alberto Tandoi walked 400km across London and photographed all of ... Keep reading
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Join us to explore walking as a methodology to the entanglement between rural landscapes and colonialism.Walking Through Countryside’s Forgotten Colonial Histories ... Keep reading
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Graflex Norita in hand, Meryl Meisler walked the streets of cultural epicenters in 1970’s America and boldly photographed transient moments of coincidence. Source: ... Keep reading
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Cities such as Zurich and Dublin found to have key services accessible within 15 minutes for more than 95% of residents Source: Europe beats the US for walkable, li... Keep reading
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