SWS Awards 2024

The original award discovering the best soundwalks from all over the world.

Up to €1000 for first prize!

Marŝarto Awards 2024

The first and only award recognising walking art from around the globe.

Up to €1000 for first prize!

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Walking Piece SWS23
Πεζό (Pezo)

In this piece, the act of walking appears in a participatory form, pre-designed walk in urban space. During the walk the participants follow auditory instructions that invite them to activate their senses.

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Livin’ My Life Like It’s Golden (Gate Bridge) – the performance
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From street sounds to dance music
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Walking Piece SWS23
Inisheer Open Form Pavilion of Air / Pailliún Aeir i bhFoirm Oscailte Inis Oírr

A floating roof of sound on Inisheer, GPS-triggered & accessed by headphones & Echoes app to playfully reframe public space as an essential community engagement. One of 15 in an international series drawing on Oskar & Zofia Hansen’s Open Form concept

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Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God.

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