Wherever you are, whenever you’re free, lets go for a walk. Andrew S. Yang and I are excited to share “Listening through the Landscape,” a series of short, guided audio walks that explore the nature of time and the ecology of Singapore through trees, soil, and water. Combining narration by Alexis Chen with environmental sounds we collected during the 2020 Covid-19 “Circuit Breaker” period in Singapore, these tours transform everyday spaces into multisensory journeys.
Listening Through the Landscape began while we were inaugural Artists-in-Residence at Yale-NUS College and was created for the NTU Centre for Contemporary Art’s multimedia event Free Jazz III. Sound. Walks. with support from Yale-NUS Dean of Faculty.
These works are meant to be listened to outdoors, with headphones. Just head outside, cue up a walk from the list on your smartphone, and press “Play." Those who prefer reading to sound can download a PDF of the scripts for these walks here.
And: if you’re in the mood for more listening and want to hear more about this work and our residency in general, check out this interview that curator Michelle Lim did with us for the Archepelagic AIR podcast or check out this short video about our work in progress here.