The Wild Ascending
Deptford X 2019
Increasingly, sounds of nature fight bravely against the built environment, which closes in and squeezes the birdsong out, along with the rustling of leaves, the buzzing of bees. But nature will not give up so easily. It reclaims its stolen lands, if you listen closely.
For Deptford X, sounds were collected from around Deptford, and then captured as QR Code stickers. Eagle-eyed visitors could scan the stickers (positioned at participating Deptford X venues) to release these sounds of nature, and help them reclaim their space in London's streets.
You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone - let's not lose this.
Each of the 10 sounds below has its own unique QR Code, located here on the sticker. Stickers are presented in 10 colour combinations, each corresponding to a different sound.
Participating Venues
139artspace: 139 Greenwich South Street, SE10 8NX
APT Gallery: 6 Creekside, SE8 4SA
Art Hub Studios: 5-9 Creekside, SE8 4SA
Bread & Butler: 3 Creekside, SE8 4SA
Constance Howard Gallery: Deptford Town Hall, SE14 6AF (opening hours only)
Deptford Does Art: 28 Deptford High Street, SE8 4AF
Deptford Lounge: 9 Giffin Street, SE8 4RJ
Deptford X Hub: 9 Brookmill Road, SE8 4HL
Enclave Machine Party: 50 Resolution Way, SE8 4AL
Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art: St James’s, SE14 6AD
hARTslane: 17 Harts Lane, SE14 5UP
Isla Ray: 37 Deptford High Street, SE8 4AD
Little Faith Taproom: 3 Creekside, SE8 4SA
Little Nan’s Bar: Arches 13-15, Deptford Market Yard, SE8 4BX
SEAGER: Distillery Tower, 2 Mill Lane, SE8 4HP
SET Lewisham: Unit 1, Lewisham Retail Park, SE13 7RZ
St. Nicholas Church: Deptford Green, SE8 3DQ
The Albany: Douglas Way, SE8 4AG
The Bohemians Salon: 53 Deptford Broadway, SE8 4PH
The Dog & Bell: 116 Prince Street, SE8 3JD
The Greenhouse: 481 New Cross Road, SE14 6TA
The Old Police Station: 114 Amersham Vale, SE14 6LG
The Waiting Room: 134 Deptford High Street, SE8 3PQ