ONLINE EVENT
Join sound artist Anne Marie Deacy for a sonic glimpse into Wild Nephin Park.
Beginning on July 18th for World Listening Day 2025 join sound artist Anne Marie Deacy for a sonic glimpse into the wonderfully diverse habitat of Wild Nephin National Park, through a live streamed deep listening from 1 to 2pm.
Listen to the Wilderland Wild Nephin live stream here on the Locus Sonus worldmap.
This link will lead to the Locus Sonus live stream map of the world, we are situated in Wild Nephin National Park in Co. Mayo, in the west of Ireland so you can find us by navigating to the west of Ireland and clicking on the microphone icon called Wild Nephin Dark Sky Mayo, there we will listening in together for a sonic lunchtime hour.
This is a LIVE STREAM from REMOTE WILD NEPHIN, sometimes the signal might break but not for long. if that happens please refresh the page.
One of the wonders of the area is that in a time of such technological advances Wild Nephin is one of the most unpolluted places in the world and also home of Mayo Dark Sky Park
Locus Sonus Stream Project is a network of open microphones that stream the captured audio environment live from locations spread around the globe.They provide the technology and support for this project and the microphones are maintained by a network of sound artists. Over the last ten years this project has developed from a single remote microphone, to become a worldwide pooled resource used by numerous artists and enjoyed by countless listeners.
World Listening Day is celebrated annually on July 18th, established 15 years ago by the World Listening Project, to promote the importance of listening to the sounds of the world and to encourage acoustic ecology. The date marks the birthday of R. Murray Schafer, one of the founders of the Acoustic Ecology movement & The World Soundscape Project in the 60’s forming the foundation of studies, talks, soundwalks and activities that link us to listening to and connecting with the diverse natural environments we are part of.
The World Listening Project is dedicated to understanding the world and its natural environment, societies, and cultures through the practice of listening. By promoting active listening and acoustic ecology, the World Listening Project aims to raise awareness about the importance of sound in our lives and its role in shaping our understanding of the world.
About Wilderland Project
Wilderland is a public art and community ecology project in Mayo, connecting people to their local environment through creative public engagement, embedded research, and art in the landscape. The project explores our relationship to nature, and aims to raise awareness for biodiversity and Wild Nephin National Park’s ecological restoration plan to conserve Ireland’s only true remaining wilderness as a sanctuary for biodiversity and habitat preservation and to protect our natural heritage for future generations.
It is a partnership project between the National Parks & Wildlife Service, Mayo Arts Service, Mayo County Council Environment, Climate Change and Agriculture Department, North Mayo Heritage Centre, TASC Think-Tank for Action on Social Change, and artists working for sustainability and environmental awareness within the processes of art production.
Find out more on our website wilderland.ie
Wilderland is a recipient of the Creative Climate Action Fund.
This Live stream is by commissioned artist Anne Marie Deacy