Artists creatively exploring Swaledale

5 December 2024

Tim Shaw and John Coburn, will be exploring Swaledale as part of Creatively Connected.

For over 10 years, John and Tim (Wild Museum) have created collaborative artworks that connect a wide range of audiences through sound and listening. Through soundwalking, sound installations, performances, workshops and live radio events Wild Museum has engaged people with their rural landscape.

John said: “We are excited to explore Swaledale and Teesdale, the land and its people, its farmlands and fells, its historical trails and waterways, its caves and subterranean ecologies. Working with groups, we will create sound and listening opportunities that inspire alternative ways of knowing these places; creating empathy with its species and spaces and consideration for environmental impacts.”

Azadeh Fatehrad, working across Teesdale and Swaledale for Creatively Connected.

Azadeh is an artist and researcher using multiple approaches for public engagement with environmental conservation. Collaborating with underrepresented groups, Azadeh uses film, photography and installation art to reflect local social and environmental challenges.

Azadeh said: “I’m excited about this project because it offers a unique opportunity to deepen my exploration of the relationship between communities and their surrounding environments. Engaging with the rich cultural and natural landscape of Teesdale and Swaledale, I will reflect the local voices and experiences of the farmers, conservationists and other diverse groups across the area. I will be curating meaningful conversations around social issues and sustainability, creating artwork in collaboration with a range of individuals.”