Alastair Duncan, Interpreting Place Through Sound

Alastair Duncan is an award-winning artist and educator who uses sound to interpret place. As founder and director of StillWalks he develops interactive projects that promote understanding of place and the outdoors.

How does Alastair create StillWalks projects?

What has he learned about sound?

How does he work with schools, community organizations, a local prison, and immigration services?

Let’s find out.

LINKS

StillWalks

StillWalks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@stillwalks)

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High Tide Birds soundtrack, courtesy of StillWalks®, all rights reserved.

Correction: 

Near the end at 49:11, when talking about research, Alastair mentioned the University of Exeter. He intended to say the University of Essex.

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