Creative Soundwalk and Mapping Workshop on World Listening Day

What does Tramore Valley Park sound like?

Members of the public are invited to celebrate World Listening Day 2022 in Tramore Valley Park, Cork, Ireland. Tramore Valley Park has been the site of great environmental change. From 1964 to 2009, this site was used as a landfill for Cork city. The area fully opening to the public in 2019.

This two-hour Creative Soundwalk and mapping workshop (from 12pm to 2.30pm on Monday the 18th of July) is hosted by qualified Deep Listener instructor Sean Taylor and will focus on the study of listening, creative soundwalking and the meditative practices of Tai Chi and Qigong. The soundwalk is intended to enhance participant’s perception of sound and silence, offering a unique approach to listening to the unique soundscape of Tramore Valley Park. The Creative Soundwalk introduces participants to a variety of movement/sound/mapping and listening strategies.

The Creative Soundwalk at Tramore Valley Park is part of the 'The Midden Chronicles', in which KinShip artists Lennon Taylor are creatively deep mapping Tramore Valley Park. For more information please see here.

Please note: the meeting point is at the weighbridge 15 minutes before the event.

Please bring your ears, a pencil or pen (all other materials supplied by the artist) and dress for all weathers.

Becoming Kin

Becoming Kin is a Citizen Led Programme, which forms part of the KinShip Project, is devised to invite engagement with communities whose voice and influence is crucial in addressing climate action. Join a host of free outdoor citizen led walks, talks and workshops run on the last Sunday of every month in 2022.

KinShip is an art project aimed at developing a sense of connection between the people of Cork and the ecology of Tramore Valley Park. This project is an opportunity to develop a new relationship with the park, modeling ‘care’ as a civic responsibility to all the inhabitants. This is a space to alter our mindset about the relationship we have with the natural world, to address the legacy of ‘throw away’ culture and to engage with new modes of managing waste.

See HERE for further details.

Getting to the Park

More information on how to get to Tramore Valley Park can be found here.

COVID-19 INFORMATION BEFORE YOUR VISIT TO THE PARK

All attendees of KinShip Project events will be required to follow up to date health guidance. Some attendees may wish to wear a mask when gathered outdoors as a group.

Please do not attend any KinShip Project event if you:

• are experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or are feeling unwell.
• are awaiting the results of a COVID-19 PCR or antigen test.
• are self-isolating or restricting your movements.
• have recently been diagnosed with COVID-19. Please consult HSE guidelines regarding testing positive for COVID-19: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/testing/positive-result/
• are a recent close contact of a person who is a confirmed case of COVID-19. Please consult HSE guidelines regarding close contacts: https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/covid19/contact-tracing/close-contact/
• have been advised by a doctor to isolate or cocoon.

How can I get involved in the KinShip Citizen Led Programme?

Anyone who has a special interest in Tramore Valley Park, is invited to propose a 1-2hr walk, talk or workshop for adults.

Below is an example of the kind of activities and subjects suitable for ‘Becoming Kin'

Knowledge, skills and know-how on; nature, ecology, climate change, conservation, history, sustainability, community, archeology, folklore, foraging, recycling and repairing, wildlife, bodging, cooking, gardening and growing, coppicing, geology, lepidopterology (butterfly and moth) engineering, rambling, dog training, woodcraft, birdwatching, astronomy, falconry, composting, movement, kite flying, biodiversity, bat walks, tai chi/qigong, flora and fauna, or anything that goes on underground, on the ground or in the air.

Please see the KinShip website for more dates and details and access to an Expressions of Interest Form.

More information about the The KinShip Art Project at Tramore Valley Park is available here.

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