Alwaysearth

always something somewhere else

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Interwoven stories connect you to remote locations around the world, soundtracked with a generative music score. Touching on climate change and global awareness


  • Portable

duncan | 12 May 2007
Tags: walk climate memory global poetry soundart documentary fiction portable generative soundscape

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Description

'always something somewhere else' is a generative mediascape that creates a temporary map in a location as the user is asked to seek out certain base materials such as glass, stone, and water. As they reach each material they hear the beginning of a fictional narrative about another person in a far off location standing next to the same material. As the map is created the user can return to the points they marked to hear the stories fold in on themselves and conclude. The pie

Setup instructions

NOTICE!!! THIS WALK HAS A BUG! MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU LOAD THE WALK YOU 'DO NOT' HAVE A GPS SIGNAL, (e.g INSIDE A BUILDING) ONCE LOADED YOU CAN CARRY ON OUTSIDE AS NORMAL. THIS WILL BE UPDATED SOON! This walk is designed to work in any city/town location, the more urban the better We recommending finding a tree in the centre of your chosen town as that is where the walk asks you to start.

Credits

Written and created by Duncan Speakman. ( http://duncanspeakman.net )
Script editor - Alex Bradley
Additional voices - Sita Calvert-Ennals, Ryan Harlin, Kerry Deacon
Viola / Vocals - Sarah Anderson

MSIN: ABA0000026

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Comments

  1. "A mix of several different stories that are connected to the space around you. Works wherever you are. I highly recommend it. Takes about half an hour." kurt | May 10, 2007 | 08:02 PM
  2. "Here's a few pics of my walk: One, two, three, four, and five. I also found this really crumbly sign that day." kurt | May 10, 2007 | 08:08 PM
  3. "hey Kurt, Glad you enjoyed it. and great that you took some photos, where did you do the walk? duncan" duncan | May 12, 2007 | 03:00 PM
  4. "I walked around my neighborhood in Mountain View, CA, USA." kurt | May 23, 2007 | 01:20 AM
  5. "I also tried it near my neighborhood in LA, and had a really great experience. I thought the way the narrative was put together was surprising and fun, and strangely personal at times. It would be neat to try this in different locations and see how things unfolded differently...the music was also great and added to the overall effect." magicslug | Jun 03, 2007 | 07:35 PM