Key dates:
Installation:
1-5pm 14 - 20 July, Unit 31, The Sovereign Shopping Centre, Weston-super-Mare (High St entrance, opposite Citizens Advice)
Trails:
July - October - download the interactive app here and head out to enjoy one of the three trails around the Mendip HIlls and Weston-super-Mare.
Online:
After playing to an audience of nearly 950 people in 360 degree surround sound during the week of 14-20th July, the Nature Calling VIVO soundscape is now available to listen to from the comfort of your own home - or even better, download to your headphones and set out on your favourite walk.
Enter a unique immersive soundscape exploring the landscape, plants, people and wildlife of the Mendip Hills and Weston-super-Mare.Through poems, interviews, field recordings and tree biosonification, the audio traces through layers of time, soil, stone and roots to reveal the ancestors of the caves, the dying song of the ash trees, and the birds of the plateau. Hear the song of the ghost of Charterhouse, the bells of Blagdon church, the tales of a Mendip storyteller, and the voices of children from Weston.
All the sounds you will hear were recorded in Weston or on the Mendip Hills.
'View In View Out' (VIVO) is a unique, immersive 360 soundscape presented in Weston-super-Mare, this July.
Inspired by collaborative workshops with young people and community groups - held in the town and the Mendip Hills National Landscape - co-authors Gwyneth Herbert, Jason Singh and Chris Howard, with producers’ Sound UK and Super Culture, have created a new work, weaving participants’ responses into the sounds of Mendip wildlife, trees, plants and cave acoustics.
VIVO Installation: An empty shop will be transformed into a unique, 360 immersive soundscape; exploring the landscape, plants, people and wildlife of the Mendip Hills and Weston-super-Mare. The audio will track through layers of time, soil, stone and roots to hear the ancestors of the caves, the dying song of the ash trees, the birds of the plateau. Hear the song of the ghost of Charterhouse, the tales of a Mendip storyteller, and the voices of children from Weston.
VIVO Trails: Following the launch of the VIVO installation and taking place throughout the summer, people are encouraged to visit the Mendip Hills National Landscape and engage with an augmented reality (audio and animated illustrations) trail on Mendip. This experience will also be happening in Weston's South Ward.
The Mendip Hills National Landscape Team partnered with Super Culture to connect with Weston-super-Mare communities to encourage them to discover more about the Mendip Hills that border the town, share ideas about what nature might mean to people of Weston, and promote wellbeing & healthy lifestyles.
Gwyneth, Jason and Chris took part in a Nature Calling Conversation, discussing their practice and the evolution of View In View Out, you can watch the recording or listen to the podcast here.
You can see and hear Gwyneth reading her poem 'The Ash Lament' on our YouTube channel.
