Soak up the magic of the Mendip Hills
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 sound track is now available to listen to from the comfort of your own home, or even better - download, pop on your headphones and head 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.
Renowned artists Gwyneth Herbert, Jason Singh and Chris Howard worked with communities in Weston-super-Mare and the Mendip Hills to explore the landscape, creating a magical 360 soundscape.
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 of the sounds you will hear were recorded in Weston or on the Mendip Hills.
Find out more and listen to the soundscape over on the Mendip Hills National Landscape website.
You can find out more about the making of View In on our Nature Calling Conversations podcast (#3), here (or search Nature Calling Conversations on your favourite podcast streaming service).
Gwyneth Herbert reads 'The Ash Lament', part of the View In soundscape.