“Wherever we go we will give our ears priority” – Hildegard Westerkamp
Aveiro Listening is a real and fictitious soundwalk and, at the same time, an effective and imaginary mental wandering that, like almost all variants of this artistic format (the soundwalk), seeks to (re)activate listening (external and internal) as a primordial contemplative gesture, as opposed to the oppressive hegemony of vision.
In this case, the author uses the sound of Aveiro in different spaces and times, interposing it with his (ideally absent, but really inevitable) presence. In this way, the three presences essential to the work’s existence – that of the artist, the spectator and the city of Aveiro – are taken on as participating, dynamic and integral elements of the artistic object, emphasising the experience of a city as an aesthetic and always subjective act.
INSTRUCTIONS (real time version / GPS)
activate the mobile phone’s location and follow the directions according to the numbering of the respective route. the sound file for each stage of the walk is available in the description.
INSTRUCTIONS (fixed map version)
01. go to Cais do Sal;
02. see the map below;
03. zoom to find the Start Point (bottom left);
04. at this point, listen to track 1;
05. listen to track 2 while following path to First Stop;
06. stop at First Stop and listen;
07. listen to track 3 while following path to Second Stop;
08. stop at Second Stop and listen;
09. listen to track 4 while following path to Third Stop;
10. stop at Third Stop and listen;
11. listen to track 5 while following one path to End Point;
12. your soundwalk is over.
extra: at home, lying down, listen to track 6.
By pressing here you can download all the sound files.
released on the 30th May 2024, on the context of Aveiro_Síntese biennale.