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The Shelter




 
As part of my residency with the Highland Culture Collective, I've been working with the community at Am Fasgadh, a mental health drop-in centre in Portree on the Isle of Skye. During 2022 and 2023 we have been listening together to radio, field recordings, conversations, birdsong, sound effects and music, and letting these shared listening experiences guide us towards discussion and creativity.

These sessions have led towards a slow-radio project, in which we discuss the sign at the turn off to Am Fasgadh, bad language, medication and ghost cars, as well as exploring how we listen to ourselves and each other. This piece has been selected for inclusion in Radiophrenia 2023.
 
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The sessions also led to a book of conversations, anecdotes and reflections on sound and listening, which were transcribed and then printed and bound by group members at the Making Publics Press.
 
Am Fasgadh In Conversation
 
Am Fasgadh In Conversation
 
Am Fasgadh In Conversation
 
Am Fasgadh In Conversation
 

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