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Seconds of Sound

Rosehill to Felixstowe
Suffolk, UK

Arts Council England

Collection · 12 items

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4 sub-collections · 170 items

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1 sub-collections · 164 items
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Soundwalk

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Arts Council England

Collection · 12 items

environment

4 sub-collections · 170 items

Nature

1 sub-collections · 164 items
Sub-collection

Soundwalk

Sub-collection · 99 items

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Seconds of Sound is a collection of acoustic habitats gathered by Martin Scaiff on a series of 26 soundwalks between all 45 public libraries in Suffolk, UK, between April and October, 2024.

Seconds.Of.Sound (S.O.S) urges you to dedicate moments to listening.

Accompanying a series of 26 soundwalks between all 45 public libraries in Suffolk, UK from April to October 2024, S.O.S is a collection of recordings from these places, and the paths in between.

S.O.S was created by Martin Scaiff as Environmentalist in Residence for Suffolk Libraries. By finding his Seconds of Sound, Martin hopes to encourage others to find theirs.

As well as the sound walks, the residency delivered listening activities, talks and educational sessions in many Suffolk Libraries. It also created a unique Nature Silent Disco, incorporating live and pre-recorded sound, as well as biosonification, to engage public audiences with their acoustic habitats.

The residency was generously supported by Arts Council England.

Martin Scaiff is the creator of the HomeSounds project, which invites everyone, particularly young people, to become Active Environmental Listeners for the benefit of their creativity, education, health and wellbeing.

Credits

Martin Scaiff
HomeSounds
Suffolk Libraries
Arts Council England

APA style reference

Scaiff, H. (2024). Seconds of Sound. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/seconds-of-sound/

twalking

Walking and talking (often employed during a walkshop).

Added by Stephen Hodge
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