A soundwalk along the Gowanus Canal through Carroll Gardens to Red Hook, Brooklyn. The Gowanus Canal was designated as an EPA Superfund site in 2010, and historically polluted areas along the site are undergoing remediation and redevelopment. Listening to all sounds in the environment brings us into contact with changes as they occur. “Extending our awareness as far as possible to include any and all sounds places one in the center of the environment, with presence and relationship to all that is going on” – Pauline Oliveros
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Slow walk listening and the sonic art of breath / deep listening® text scores of Pauline Oliveros with Anne Bourne We meet at the dock at Hanlan’s Point and cycle or walk to Gibraltar Point Lighthouse. After extreme slow walk to the south shore, A self guided listening meditation, and collective exploration of two Oliveros
From street sounds to dance music
The soundscape compositions on this map use street sounds collected in Grangetown by residents asked to sample distinctive sounds evoking impressions of their neighbourhood. The rhythmic mixes made by Elmono reinterpret the everyday sounds residents are accustomed to hear around their homes and the first six were played back to them at a ‘listening’ event.
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