Going Out – A Listening Walk

Going Out – A Listening Walk

First perform as part of Testing Ground: Spatial Listening at Art Hub Copenhagen, for Listening Event IV 18th of April 2024.

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The group gather together inside a room

 

Stands together in silence – invite the group to close their eyes  – invite the group to listen to this space – stays like this for min. 2 minutes

 

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The group follows the ‘facilitator’ outside, into the street

 

Here the group stands together again – invite the group to close their eyes  – invite the group to listen to this space – stays like this for min. 2 minutes

 

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The group follows the ‘facilitator’ inside again, into the indoor room

 

Here the group stands together again – invite the group to close their eyes – invite the group to listen to this space – stays like this for min. 2 minutes

 

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The facilitator can invite the group to: 

“Ask for yourself: how did you experience the changes of space – from the indoor, to the outdoor, from being in movement to standing still, from fewer sounds to more and larger sounds – a from a space of known sounds, to a space of unknown sounds, both outside and inside of yourself – how have the space of the inside changed after coming back in – how did going out to listen change the listening of coming back? In what ways has the group dynamic change after moving through spaces, and in what ways has your listening changed? What is now the relationship between your listening and sense of space? Hold these questions for yourself.”

 

[Additional question (maybe for when the group is outside): “Now, when being outside, and maybe with your eyes close, how large is this space? How far away can you listen? How is your listening shaping the space you are in?]