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Only Glaciers Know

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Encountering the many forms of water

With Only glaciers know, Yanran Bi discusses the complicated interconnections between human beings and the landscape of Iceland through a sonic documentary and poetic fiction.

Yanran Bi
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Seaglass

On a windswept stretch of the Durham coastline, there’s treasure to be found: jewels of shining sea glass, swept in by the tide after years at sea. Gathered together in a jar on the windowsill, each seaworn pebble is a moment in time, a glinting archive of unknowable lives. Seaglass is a collection of such moments; essays blending creative non-fiction with nature writing

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V Press

The website "Vpress Poetry" hosted on Blogspot serves as an online platform dedicated to the publication and promotion of contemporary poetry. It features a variety of poems from multiple poets, offering readers access to diverse poetic voices and styles. The blog format allows for chronological updates, where new poetry is regularly posted alongside occasional essays or reflections related to poetic practice and theory. Additionally, the site includes information about Vpress, an independent publisher specializing in poetry, providing context about their editorial focus and submission guidelines. Functionally, the blog is organized to facilitate easy navigation through its posts, which are often tagged or categorized by themes or poets’ names. The visual design is minimal, prioritizing textual content to highlight the poems themselves without distractions. Readers can engage with the material through comments, fostering a small community of poetry enthusiasts. Overall, the site operates as both an archive and a showcase for contemporary poetry, supporting the dissemination and discussion of poetic works beyond traditional print media.

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Dawn ‘til Dusk: Telling and Retelling Dungeness

A full-day creative workshop led by renowned playwright Anders Lustgarten and wild storyteller Sophie Austin. Set against the striking backdrop of the Dungeness coastline in Kent, the experience invites 15 collaborative artists and creatives to explore storytelling through walking, writing, and performance – responding to the land’s rich history and present-day challenges. How do we tell

Sophie Austin
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lerjentours. Agentur für Gehkultur

The webpage "Selected Projects" on Lerjen Tours' website presents a curated overview of specialized walking and cultural tours primarily located in Iceland. These projects emphasize immersive experiences that combine natural landscapes with cultural heritage, showcasing routes and itineraries designed to explore Iceland’s unique geography, history, and folklore. The descriptions include details about the thematic focus of each project, such as historical pathways, religious pilgrimages, and nature-based routes, reflecting an integration of landscape and cultural geography. Each selected project is detailed with specific attention to its geographical setting, cultural significance, and historical context, illustrating the connection between place and narrative. The site also highlights collaborative efforts and research activities linked to academic or local cultural institutions, situating the tours within a broader framework of cultural preservation and interpretation. These projects collectively articulate a walking art approach, where movement through the landscape is used as a method of engaging with and understanding cultural environments.

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Announcing the SWS24 shortlist

Our Online Jury narrowed down this year's 73 submission to a shortlist of 15 pieces, 13 of which are eligible for the SWS24 Awards.

Babak Fakhamzadeh Andrew Stuck +2
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coastline

Sub-collection · 18 items

glaciers.

Collection · 5 items

Iceland

Collection · 10 items
Sub-collection

poetics

Sub-collection · 11 items

Related

post

Encountering the many forms of water

With Only glaciers know, Yanran Bi discusses the complicated interconnections between human beings and the landscape of Iceland through a sonic documentary and poetic fiction.

Yanran Bi
book

Seaglass

On a windswept stretch of the Durham coastline, there’s treasure to be found: jewels of shining sea glass, swept in by the tide after years at sea. Gathered together in a jar on the windowsill, each seaworn pebble is a moment in time, a glinting archive of unknowable lives. Seaglass is a collection of such moments; essays blending creative non-fiction with nature writing

Kathryn Tann
url

V Press

The website "Vpress Poetry" hosted on Blogspot serves as an online platform dedicated to the publication and promotion of contemporary poetry. It features a variety of poems from multiple poets, offering readers access to diverse poetic voices and styles. The blog format allows for chronological updates, where new poetry is regularly posted alongside occasional essays or reflections related to poetic practice and theory. Additionally, the site includes information about Vpress, an independent publisher specializing in poetry, providing context about their editorial focus and submission guidelines. Functionally, the blog is organized to facilitate easy navigation through its posts, which are often tagged or categorized by themes or poets’ names. The visual design is minimal, prioritizing textual content to highlight the poems themselves without distractions. Readers can engage with the material through comments, fostering a small community of poetry enthusiasts. Overall, the site operates as both an archive and a showcase for contemporary poetry, supporting the dissemination and discussion of poetic works beyond traditional print media.

walkingevent

Dawn ‘til Dusk: Telling and Retelling Dungeness

A full-day creative workshop led by renowned playwright Anders Lustgarten and wild storyteller Sophie Austin. Set against the striking backdrop of the Dungeness coastline in Kent, the experience invites 15 collaborative artists and creatives to explore storytelling through walking, writing, and performance – responding to the land’s rich history and present-day challenges. How do we tell

Sophie Austin
url

lerjentours. Agentur für Gehkultur

The webpage "Selected Projects" on Lerjen Tours' website presents a curated overview of specialized walking and cultural tours primarily located in Iceland. These projects emphasize immersive experiences that combine natural landscapes with cultural heritage, showcasing routes and itineraries designed to explore Iceland’s unique geography, history, and folklore. The descriptions include details about the thematic focus of each project, such as historical pathways, religious pilgrimages, and nature-based routes, reflecting an integration of landscape and cultural geography. Each selected project is detailed with specific attention to its geographical setting, cultural significance, and historical context, illustrating the connection between place and narrative. The site also highlights collaborative efforts and research activities linked to academic or local cultural institutions, situating the tours within a broader framework of cultural preservation and interpretation. These projects collectively articulate a walking art approach, where movement through the landscape is used as a method of engaging with and understanding cultural environments.

post

Announcing the SWS24 shortlist

Our Online Jury narrowed down this year's 73 submission to a shortlist of 15 pieces, 13 of which are eligible for the SWS24 Awards.

Babak Fakhamzadeh Andrew Stuck +2
Sound walk
Discussing the complicated interconnections between human beings and the landscape of Iceland, the piece is designed to be experienced while walking along the Iceland coastline. It is a sonic documentary and poetic fiction of the enchanting island.

Discussing the complicated interconnections between human beings and the landscape of Iceland, the piece is designed to be experienced while walking along the Iceland coastline. It is a sonic documentary and poetic fiction of the enchanting island.

It is,
a story about water,
and a love letter to Icelandic nature.

A local told me about the first glacier that died in Iceland, named ‘Ok,’ when I was in Husafell. It was declared dead in 2014 as it was no longer big enough to support itself and move. A funeral was held for it a year after.
He drove me up a mountain and pointed to the mountain top where OK was. What I saw was a grey mountain covered with scattered patches of white.

Somehow I thought of the dead whale lying on a shallow beach that I encountered in northern Iceland.
Its dark gray skin, exposed above the water, was worn, reminding me of volcanic rock.

It looked like a tiny island from afar.

Section 3 - Rain of the Past

Copyright: Yanran Bi

Section 4 - the Islanc

CC-BY-NC: Yanran Bi

Credits

Collaborated with the Iceland non profit Worldwide Friends:
Provide accommodation during my field research in Iceland, provide data of their beach cleaning which is included in the narrative of the sondwalk.

APA style reference

Bi, Y. (2023). Only Glaciers Know. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/only-glaciers-know/

3 thoughts on “Only Glaciers Know

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Yorkshire saying: ‘wait or slow down’.

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