New Perceptions of Familiar Places
- Event type
- Exhibition
- Organisers
- University of Salford
- Partners
- Salford Museum and Art Gallery
- Contact
- t.poppelreuter@salford.ac.uk
- Is event online?
- No
- Accessibility information
- Specific accessibility features include hearing loops, a lift to all floors, accessible toilet, three accessible parking spaces and seating throughout the venue. Assistance dogs are welcome in the venue. Videos and sound files will also be made accessible on the website ‘The Modern Backdrop’ hosted by the University of Salford (https://hub.salford.ac.uk/modern-salford/). Please contact the organiser regarding specific access requirements.
- Accessibility links
- Salford Museum Accessibility
- Region
- North West England
- Address
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Salford Museum and Art Gallery, Victorian Gallery
Peel Park, The Crescent
Salford,
M5 4WU
Scheduled dates
New Perceptions of Familiar Places showcases a video and sound installation of walks in Salford and several other cities around the world. The installation will take place in Salford Museum, where visitors can engage with the videos and sound recordings and respond in creative ways. The event breaks through geographical and perceptual barriers that may prevent us from understanding and engaging with urban environments.
To view familiar places in new ways, this event will use La Dérive, a way of walking and seeing that was developed by the Situationists International, and Hildegarde Westerkamp’s soundwalking. La Dérive or 'drifting' deliberately avoids following prescribed or familiar pathways within cities. Soundwalking is group walking led in silence and to help participants pay attention to sounds in an environment.
The event will aim to enhance the attention of visitors to details within their environment by engaging all the senses and by raising awareness of familiar surroundings. Screenings will take place at 12.00, 13.00 and 14.00.