Markus Hetheier’s Queer Sonic Geographies MCR presents a geolocated soundwalk through Manchester’s Gay Village, featuring eleven soundscape compositions created by co-researchers as part of a collective digital soundmap. Participants gather at Sackville Gardens for an introduction, then use their phones and headphones to navigate to designated listening points scattered throughout the district. Each location reveals a unique audio piece, offering an immersive exploration of queer sonic identities and histories embedded in the urban environment.
The event concludes back at Sackville Gardens with a group discussion reflecting on the varied sonic experiences, the personal and collective memories evoked, and the emotional narratives encountered. This walking art project situates sound as a medium for mapping queer geographies and community stories within a culturally significant neighborhood, contributing to broader dialogues in sound art and spatial storytelling.
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