Forest Walk with Van Diemen's Fiddles

Come and take a walk with the Tasman Homeschoolers! Follow the route of their sound walk, with spoken reflections created by the children and their families. Across four workshops, participants developed skills in listening, audio technology, storytelling, and group work. The project culminated in a guided sound walk and reflection session. The children identified points of interest on the walk and recorded their reflections. This project was an outcome of 'The Listening Project' by Van Diemen's Band, facilitated by teaching artist Rachel Meyers and supported by the Tasmanian Government.

Whispering Walls is a 35-minute geo-located audio walk along St Helen’s newest walking track, a shared cycle- and walk-way along the foreshore from the town centre to the Lion’s Park. It is presented by Van Diemen’s Fiddles, and is offered as a free event for ticket holders to the ‘Whispering Walls’ concert as part of Ten Days on the Island 2021 festival. The walk can be taken at any time between 12th and 14th March 2021, and participants will need to use their own mobile device and headphones. Whispering Walls is a compilation of selected local stories, sounds, and original music inspired by St Helens and surrounds. Each element is a single thread of the rich tapestry of the place, but in weaving them together, we hope that they may help you to experience this town in a different way. Towns are best discovered at a walking pace, so please, join us in celebrating the small sounds and stories of this place as you take a walk at some point over the weekend.

The 2km walk explores some of the history of Torquay. Begin your tour near the Spirit of Devonport river ferry at the bottom of Thomas Street. A ferry service, of one kind or another, has operated from this area since the establishment of the town.

Welcome to the Table Cape Listening Project, a sound walk music composition by Rachel Meyers, commissioned by Business Northwest. It was inspired after a residency of deep listening to the area, and is a combination of music, field recordings, and sound manipulations that creatively respond to the area. As you arrive in the carpark, the audio will begin playing through the Echoes.xyz app on your mobile phone or listening device - all you need to do is pop in some headphones and press 'Start Walk.' As you move through the walk linking Table Cape Lighthouse with the Lookout or vice versa, the audio will automatically begin to play. The speed at which you walk will dictate how the tracks overlap and intersect with each other, so every time it is listened there are small variations. Once you reach the end of the walk, the track that you are listening to will gradually fade out. Once it is finished, we suggest that for your return journey, you take out the headphones and simply listen deeply to the sounds around you.

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Imagine, if they could talk, what would Geelong's landmarks have to say? As you make your way around Geelong, you’ll be able to listen to the inner thoughts of some of our most beloved landmarks. If you can, listen through headphones so you can enjoy the binaural sound design experience. The Object Monologues - Geelong is a new work by Barking Spider Visual Theatre and presented in partnership with Creative Geelong. We acknowledge the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging and thank any Wadawurrung people listening today. For deaf/hard of hearing accessible scripts, please email us at: contact(at)barkingspidertheatre.com.au This project has been supported by the City of Greater Geelong through the Arts & Culture Arts Industry Commissions. The Object Monologues is a geolocated audio experience where the personality, idiosyncrasies, passions, loves and losses of landmarks and significant public objects are brought to life. Created site-specifically, the character of each landmark object is crafted from historical research and blended with a whimsical twist. We hope you find joy in delight as you wander, listen and imagine. Creative Team: Writer & Director - Penelope Bartlau Sound Design - Vicki Hallett Photographer - Sarah Walker Producer - Luisa La Fornara for Creative Geelong and Barking Spider Visual Theatre This project has been supported by the City of Greater Geelong through the Arts & Culture Arts Industry Commissions.

Imagine, if they could talk, what would Colac Otway Shire landmarks would have to say? As you make your way around Colac Otway Shire, you’ll be able to listen to the inner thoughts of some of our most beloved landmarks. If you can, listen through headphones so you can enjoy the binaural sound design experience. The Object Monologues - Colac is a new work by Barking Spider Visual Theatre. We acknowledge the Gulidjan and Gadubanud peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging and thank any Gulidjan and Gadubanud people listening today. This project has been Proudly supported by Colac Otway Shire and Vic Health.

My concept is to accumulate pre-conceived ideas about the sounds people intend to hear when walking through the National Rhododendron Gardens; however, the noises are polluted and congested by surrounding distractions, potentially changing people's perspectives on the natural landscape. The soundscape includes four echoes, choreographed together and placed individually around the site to guide the listener through the noise polluted site. (Will require headphones)

I aim to create a soundscape that depicts an experience of reality using a relatable concept that involves the inability to simply “shut off” your mind and fully relax in a calming environment. The sight I have selected is Port Melbourne beach as a backdrop for my soundscape to take place, associating the beach with relaxation and tranquillity- an escape from everyday life. However, despite being in a relaxing space, the stress of life is constant, and our thoughts may hinder our ability to fully appreciate the environment’s peacefulness. The intended experience is for the listener to attempt to focus on the calming sounds that are already existing at Port Melbourne Beach, while harsh elements are gradually introduced making it harder and harder to focus on the existing environment. The audience is eventually unable to relax due to the build-up of newly formed sounds that are not present in their surroundings. They cannot see these elements, but they are there with them. As the sounds continue to compile and add to the soundscape, they mirror the consistent thoughts that infinitely accumulate in the headspace. The mind is going a mile a minute, unable to slow down or shut off. One thought adds to another until it becomes almost impossible to relax, despite the calm surroundings of the beach environment.