join dots and loops for: walk club 01 ft. yvette ofa agapow (free entry via registration)

Sunday 24 May, 4pm
ft. Yvette Ofa Agapow

where // ATOPOS Loop (Coorparoo – Woolloongabba – East Brisbane)

meeting point // Deshon Street Park, 114 Deshon St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102

This soundwalk is curated and led by Magandjin-based experimental artist Yvette Ofa Agapow, whose practice is firmly rooted in local DIY practices. She will guide us on a walk through Woolloongabba, Coorporoo and East Brisbane that explores the transitions between natural, suburban and industrial spaces, and facilitate a performance of a Pauline Oliveros’ Sonic Meditation following the walk. Expect to hear the sounds of traffic, birds, bugs, people, music, planes, trains, running water, along with other surprises!

What Is A Soundwalk?

A soundwalk is a walk with a focus on listening to the environment. Canadian composer, radio artist and sound ecologist Hildergard Westerkamp defines a soundwalk as “… any excursion whose main purpose is listening to the environment. It is exposing our ears to every sound around us no matter where we are.”

This term was first widely used in the 1970s in Vancouver by Westerkamp and other members of the World Soundscape Project, but we recognise that many similar practices exist, including First Nations practices of walking Country and listening to Country (eg. dadirri). Soundwalks offer a way for us to re-engage with our surroundings, and can foster a sense of community and belonging, as well as inspire and generate material for art-making.

Tickets

Participation in WALK CLUB is FREE! Places on each walk are limited and participants must register to attend.

Dots+Loops is an artist-led non-profit organisation, and is able to run this program thanks to the support of our community of patrons, supporters and audiences. If it is within your means, please consider making a donation. You can make a tax-deductible donation through the Australian Cultural Fund:
https://www.dotsandloops.com.au/donate/australianculturalfund

Acknowledgement of Country

Dots+Loops WALK CLUB takes place on Jagera and Turrbal land. We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Owners and pay our pay respects to Elders past and present. First Nations communities have been walking and listening to Country for thousands of generations, and we recognise the important ongoing contributions they make to the creation and sharing of art, stories and culture on this land. This always was, and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Dots+Loops exists for all members of the community, regardless of gender identity, sexuality, ethnicity or economic background. Our shows are explicitly safe spaces, with no tolerance for bigotry, racism, queerphobia, sexism, misogyny, or ableist behaviours or attitudes.