Seeing Sound brings together a partnership between The British Library, the Free Space Project (London) and The Brain Charity (Liverpool) to explore language through natural sounds taken from The British Library’s extensive sound archive. The project was designed for people living with aphasia, an impairment in language following an injury to the brain, most commonly from a stroke in the left hemisphere.
Visit the Exhibition in Person:
The work is being physically displayed at Free Space Project within Kentish Town Health Centre (London) from 26th May until 20th July. Please observe social distancing, only come in pairs and wear a face mask. The exhibition is on the first floor of the South side of the building. Note: the exhibition is unmanned.
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Explore the sounds and artwork below
Mark Making.
The starting point of the project meant getting acquainted with the materials: charcoals, watercolours, pencils and more.
Woodland
Our woodland sounds took us on a journey through bird song, the rushing winds through trees in winter and beyond.
Coast.
Take a journey to the seaside with the sounds of waves across sand and shingle, seabird colonies and much more.
Rivers
From cave atmospheres to the call of the white-throated dipper bird, see works inspired by the sounds of rivers.
Rainforests.
Take a trip along the Amazon river, listen to the squeaks and rumbles of the orangutan and Indris calling in the rain.
British Library
The Brain Charity
Free Space Project