Walls was commissioned by Art.ur for its PLAY IN project at La Castiglia di Saluzzo. La Castiglia is a 12th century castle that was converted into a prison in the late 19th century. It remained a prison up until 1992. The wall around the prison has a small walkway on it that allows you to […]
Soundscape recorded during a silent public walk through the Community Gardens of West Walworth led by artist Jane Scobie, organised by Walworth Community Gardens Network as part of the Chelsea Fringe Festival. 20 participants walked in silence for about 50 minutes and the soundscape was produce from recordings taken during the walk. Walking in silence […]
Wander Weed, as a performative walk, is a combination of a talk, a lecture, a space specific practice, an environmental listening tool and an introspective exercise. It is based on the last letters of Charles Darwin [1909-1882] that he wrote in relation to the world of plants. His book and study: ‘The Power of Movements […]
Warialda sits on the crossroads between Inverell, Bingara and Moree in north west New South Wales. A service centre for a predominantly rural farming sector, its stories here suggest that Warialda is also a fascinating historical and cultural marker in Australian history. The town served as a hub on the frontier for bushrangers, convicts and […]
An immersive re-imagining of Pomona Island’s history through field recordings, composed electroacoustic music, oral histories and archival material (with thanks to Greater Manchester County Record Office) that are unveiled as the site is explored by the listener based on their GPS data on the geo-located audio application Echoes. Suspended between the Bridgewater Canal and the […]
“Where do we go from here?” Walking piece – developed by Claire Alice Thill at the end of her residency at Fondation Biermans Lapôtre in Paris in 2017, with the support of Focuna Luxembourg. At the moment the project has different tracks that are linked to specific itineraries and places in and around Paris. “Where […]
This audio walk was originally titled While Walking and presented in 2014 by the artist- rune centre, DARE-DARE, in Montreal, Québec: http://www.dare-dare.org/en/events/ pohanna-pyne-feinberg-research-residency The audio walk was then adapted for publication in 2016 as a hybrid article + audio walk: Pyne Feinberg, Pohanna (2016). Towards a Walking-based Pedagogy. Journal of the Canadian Association for Curriculum […]
This walk takes you to several listening points both in the gardens and in the adjacent Edgbaston Nature Reserve. You will hear recordings made in the garden at different times of the year, often hearing sounds that are easily audible with the naked ear. When walking between listening points, walkers are also encouraged to listen […]
