Listen to 'A Kind of Silence'

With 'A Kind of Silence', Pim Cornelussen investigates ecological amnesia. As you walk through Bruges, you hear the story of an extinct species that lived here years ago. You walk through its former habitat, smell what it smelled, see what it saw, and remember at that moment – most likely as the only one – that it ever existed. From that moment on, you become the guardian of a vanished species. An exercise in cross-species empathy, a quest to discover how we can feel what we have lost. Will you be able to say goodbye to what once was here?

Walk 'A Kind of Silence' through Bruges

This podcast is accompanied by a walk through medieval (and less medieval) Bruges. Here's how it works:

The walk takes about an hour.

Listen to 'A Kind of Silence' below:

Arts platform PLAN B · A kind of Silence

Credits

Idea and creation: Pim Cornelussen
Voice: Marjan de Ridder
Music: Janis van Heesbeke and Marie Pien
Sound design: Ruben de Brok
Field recordings: Nina De Vroome
Production: Arts platform PLAN B
With support from: Workspacebrussels, Het Schrijverslab/KONVOOI, KAAP

The photo report of the try-out of this performative walk can be found here. The premiere of 'A Kind of Silence' took place during AMOK from 3 to 10 October 2020.

How do we deal with the mass extinction of other organisms in our time? For PLAN B/Veldwerk, Pim Cornelussen conducts research into ecological memory loss with Een soort van Stilte. An exercise in cross-species empathy, a search for how we can feel what we have lost. In the form of a walk, you as a spectator step into the shoes of an extinct (or endangered) species.