We are exploring ways of caring for and engaging with our surroundings through sound, and for this purpose we’re using soundwalking and soundsitting as our method. A soundwalk or soundsitting entails a conscious effort to observe one’s surroundings through sounds as well as sight. It is a method that requires no special tools or lengthy instructions; your daily commute, sitting in your garden, walking through the woods, by a lake, or in a city.

We explore what happens when we shift our focus and consider the world by listening and being guided by what sounds are present or non-present. This way anyone can bring their knowledges to the table. How have these sounds changed over time? Which sounds have appeared or faded away? What other species are present with us? How do these sounds feel in the body, and are there ways we can connect these feelings into acts of care for our environs?

In addition to paying attention to sonic knowledges (the knowledge we can glean through sound), we also want to explore sound and our local environment through storytelling. We’re convening an Online Writing Group in the fall, where we’d like to gather folks who want to dream and write about the future together.
More info to come here, and sign up links for the Scandinavian speaking group here. International speakers sign up here.