A Chorus of Footsteps
Imagine: you're walking through a city you think you know well – only this time, it doesn't sound quite the same. A voice is your guide, while sounds from distant places blend with the bustle of the here and now. What once felt familiar suddenly becomes strange. What usually goes unheard is given a stage.
Follow along, listen with your whole body, and discover how sound can shift the way you see the world. Curious to hear what the city really sounds like?
During this listening walk, you walk into a living sonic composition in which your own presence becomes part of the piece. Participants move through the city while portable speakers diffuse a carefully composed soundscape. Field recordings from different times and cultures – footsteps on snow, Thai cowbells, a sleeping person breathing – intertwine with everyday sounds.
An auditory tapestry emerges, creating new connections between here and elsewhere, past and present. In this way, participants collectively become the composers of an ephemeral soundscape that traces an invisible yet audible path through the city.
A Chorus of Footsteps is a unique intervention that invites audiences to listen to what usually goes unnoticed, while subtly but powerfully reshaping public space with a temporary layer of sound.
A Chorus of Footsteps is a participatory performance in which participants quite literally become carriers of a living soundscape. It is not just a city walk, but an artistic intervention that temporarily reshapes public space through sound. Think of it as a mobile sound artwork that transforms the city while The Swarm lives in your backpack.
This soundwalk is an experience that:
- activates the urban fabric in surprising ways;
- is accessible to a broad audience, with no prior knowledge required;
- offers both artistic depth and immediate impact;
- reveals every location in a completely new light.
Curious to start listening to the city differently? Book this soundwalk for your friends, your team, or your audience, and let aifoon guide you on a journey through the invisible layers of sound, space, and imagination. Request a proposal via info@aifoon.org.
Practical information
Duration: 90 minutes (15 min introduction, 45–55 min walk, 30 min debrief)
Capacity: 10–20 participants per session
Supervision: 1 artist + 1 group facilitator
Equipment: 20 lightweight speakers and backpacks (provided by aifoon)
Expanded experience
Combine A Chorus of Footsteps with EXTERIOOR, a participatory workshop in which participants use The Swarm (our system of wireless speakers) to shape and compose the sound of a public square themselves. This extension lasts at least one hour and significantly deepens the experience.
