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. LINKSStillWalksStillWalks on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter (@stillwalks)Viewing Nature Scenes Positivity Affects Recovery of Autonomic Function Following Acute-Mental StressView Through a Window May Influence Recovery from SurgeryFrom Orange to Blue: How Nature Imagery Affects Inmates in the “Blue Room”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. Thank you for listening.If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with friends and colleagues and consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts (Click on “Listen on Apple Podcasts.”). Your review brings attention to the significant contributions independent environmental education professionals make to the field and society. _______________CREDITS:Producer: Tania MarienMusic: So Far So Close by Jahzzar is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike License;SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR by Jason Shaw is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License.Subscribe to Transferable Solutions, a newsletter about reimagining environmental skillsContact UsTalaterra is an affiliate of Bookshop.org. Learn More© 2019 - 2026 Talaterra Inc ABOUT:TALATERRA combines "tala" (Icelandic for "to speak" and "to talk") with "terra" (Earth)—because speaking for our planet and telling its stories is what environmental educators do.TALATERRA: to speak Earth.