Created by Jamie Dolinko

Launch Date: May 23, 2021; 7am
Approximate duration: 3hrs (at walking pace), 1.5hrs (by bike).
Accessible route available; see map and instructions for details.
View and download map and route details here.

On Sunday May 23, at 7am, Vancouver Soundwalk Collective member Jamie Dolinko conducted an individual, self-guided soundwalk around the Seawall at Stanley Park. The route map and instructions are available for you to undertake your own early morning, self-guided soundwalk along the same route. You may walk or ride the route at your own pace on a date of your choosing with the map as a guide. 

The walk (or ride) stops at seven specific, mapped, locations along the Seawall and explores sounds, both natural and man-made, not normally heard during busier public hours. 

The sound of the park waking up is a unique experience, and despite common locations and best laid plans, every soundwalker will hear something different!

***  To get the most out of the Soundwalk, we encourage you to complete the route in silence – without talking, headphones, or other distractions. This walk may be undertaken individually or with a friend or family member if you prefer not to walk alone. Please follow all Public Health restrictions. ***

Artist and Vancouver Soundwalk Collective member Jamie Dolinko has been leading soundwalks in Vancouver with Hildegard Westerkamp, Jorma Kujala, and others for 5 years. After studying sound with Nobua Kubota at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto, and receiving an M.F.A. from the School of Visual Arts in noisy New York, she is currently living and making art in Vancouver. Dolinko is eternally grateful for her proximity to Stanley Park and the tranquility and solace it provides, especially throughout these pandemic times.

WHAT IS A SOUNDWALK?

A Soundwalk is a silent walk along a planned route to experience a location’s ambiance and underlying rhythms. All too often the sounds of the environment pass by unnoticed because of our uncanny ability to shut them out. A Soundwalk invites participants to actively listen, opening ears and consciousness to the complex orchestration that the environment is composing at all times. It is a musical-sonic adventure that reveals the banal to be extraordinary!

Soundwalks are presented by Vancouver New Music in association with Vancouver Soundwalk Collective.

Photo: Jamie Dolinko.