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Hythlodaeus / Utopia

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The soundwalk “Hythlodaeus / Utopia” is a composition based on the poems “Unfolding the City” by Geert Vermeire and “Siren” by Stefaan van Biesen, incorporating field recordings made during walks in Venice and Antwerp. Created for the Cities and Memory project, the piece draws inspiration from Thomas More’s exploration of Utopia, combining voice, composition, and environmental sounds to form an immersive soundscape.

Soundwalk ‘Hythlodaeus / Utopia’ composed out of the poem ‘Unfolding the City’ by Geert Vermeire and ‘Siren’ by Stefaan van Biesen. Voice and composition by Stefaan van Biesen. Field recordings by Geert Vermeire and Stefaan van Biesen. The name of the sound piece is inspired by the explorer of Utopia, originated during field recordings of walks of the artists in Venice and in Antwerp where Thomas More wrote his book. This digital material was composed to a soundscape for the Utopia sound project for Cities and Memory.

1595259043.01 Hythlodaeus

CC-BY-NC: Stefaan van Biesen

Credits

Hosted by: Drifting bodies - Fluent Spaces, walking arts encounters/conference, Guimaraes (Portugal) - Made of Walking (VII)

APA style reference

van Biesen, S., & Vermeire, G. (2015). Hythlodaeus / Utopia. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/hythlodaeus-utopia/
Stefaan van Biesen

Stefaan van Biesen

Flaneur, visual + sound artist & writer. (Belgium) 
Geert Vermeire

Geert Vermeire

co-founder of walk · listen · create (Belgium) 

mooching (around)

To loiter or walk aimlessly.

Added by Janette Kerr
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