Geothermal Soundwalk

In partnership withPeacock & the worm [https://worm.gallery/], this soundwalk will be led by artist Maja Zeo [https://majazeco.com/]in response to theAberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot [https://www.abdn.ac.uk/geosciences/research/geothermal-feasibility/] taking place at the university.

To begin, Zeo will lead participants on a journey around the campus, exploring sounds above and below the ground through a facilitated listening process.

This will mimic the ways in which the Geothermal pilot utilises seismic nodes to listen to the city above ground, as well as vibrations deep below ground via an instrumented borehole drilled to a depth of over 500 metres.Following the walk, there will be talks from researchers behind the pilot exploring how its findings could potentially lead to low-carbon heating solutions in the city, and from Peacock & the worm Curator, Rachel Grant, who will discuss related themes from the The Attuning Zone exhibition on display at Peacock & the worm from Saturday 2 May to Saturday 4 July, exploring Zeos earlier soundwalks in St Fitticks Park.

Throughout the workshop, there will be opportunities for participants to ask questions and reflect.The Attuning Zone is an exhibition that explores how people experience the sounds, textures, and atmospheres of energy transition by artist Maja Zeo.

The exhibition has developed from a previous exhibition of the same name, showcased at LSE Arts Atrium Gallery, organised by LSE Anthropology with funding from the LSE Engagement and Partnerships Fund.

The exhibition emerged from Living with Energy Transition, an interdisciplinary project involving artist-researcher Maja Zeo, anthropologist Gisa Weszkalnys, urbanist William Otchere-Darko, curator Rachel Grant, and in collaboration with community partner Friends of St.

Fittick's Park.Dr Maja Zeo (Grays School of Art) is a practice-based researcher exploring identities and listening in spaces of socio-political tensions and post-conflict areas.

This work informs her practice of de-colonising through critical engagement with institutional, group and individual narratives.

Her sound and performance pieces have been presented internationally, including in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Zurich, Vienna and Sarajevo.Rachel Grant (she/her) works as Curator at Peacock & the worm, an open-access print studio and contemporary art gallery in Aberdeen.

The organisation works to develop the civic as well as the artistic dimensions of printmaking, showcasing works by artists from around the world.

Her role also involves responsibility for environmental sustainability across the organisation.

She has worked freelance (Fertile Ground) for a number of years, working with interdisciplinary and place-based approaches.

Recent work is framed by Petroculture the social relations produced by oil dependency energy transition and climate justice.Aberdeen Geothermal Feasibility Pilot: the University of Aberdeen is leading an exciting project to reveal the potential of the heat that lies beneath our feet.

This multi-phase project will couple borehole data with a city-wide geological model, necessary to de-risk future geothermal investment and accelerate Aberdeens transition to a sustainable energy future.

The data we collect will be openly available, helping other places predict their own geothermal potential, while reaffirming the Universitys position as a global leader in sustainable energy research and education.WayWORD empowers young people to produce a cross-arts literary festival in Aberdeen.

Celebrating new work and ideas, amplifying diverse voices and breaking down barriers to culture in our community, WayWORD is part of the WORD Centre for Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen.