feelings are always local
Stories of love and loss in Somerset. How does the sound of a place affect our emotions? What happens if that sound is changed, do our memories change as well? Treating the streets as a petri dish, with headphones as your microscope, on this walk Duncan mapped his own memories from across Somerset into a small area of the town. The listeners personal memories are triggered as they walk streets marked by others. (Approx length 20mins. )
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Description
Created while artist-in-residence at the Brewhouse Theatre + Arts Centre, this walk containted layered stories of love and loss in Somerset. How does the sound of a place affect our emotions? What happens if that sound is changed, do our memories change as well? Duncan mapped his own memories from across Somerset into a small area of the town. The listeners personal memories are triggered as they walk streets marked by others. Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. It is the largest town in Somerset (est. 60,000 inhabitants in 2006) and is its administrative capital.
Setup instructions
Taunton is easily accessible by car and rail from London, Bristol and Exeter. It is on the M5 south of Bristol (or 30mins by train from Bristol Temple Meads, or 2hrs by train from London Paddington) OS grid reference: ST228250 Latitude: 51.019103° Longitude: -3.10005° The mscape starts outside the Brewhouse Theatre. You will find an old brick building attached to the main theatre building. Stand in front of the windows of this building and load the Mscape on to your portable device. This mscape is audio only, All instructions will be given via audio.
Credits
Written and created by Duncan Speakman Originally commissioned as part of Anti-Static during the Hothouse residency programme at the Brewhouse Theatre. Thanks : Volkhardt Muller, Sean Borodale, Tim Martin, Robert Miles and all staff at the Brewhouse.
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