Soundmarks is an art/archaeology collaboration between Rose Ferraby and Rob St. John using sound and visual art to explore and animate the sub-surface landscape of Aldborough Roman Town in North Yorkshire, UK.
On the Soundmarks website you will find a map showing a trail around the Aldborough landscape, with 8 'soundmarks' to stop at. At each soundmark you can listen to a short sound piece and view the painting that accompanies it.
If you can't get to Yorkshire, you can just follow the trail in your imagination! The website also includes a blog about the processes and ideas behind the work, a film and a podcast. There's also a book available to buy.
The project draws on the research of the Aldborough Roman Town Project. Directed by Rose Ferraby and Martin Millett, this has been researching the history and life of the town through survey and excavation.
Soundmarks is about opening up the possibilities of the unseen, finding your own narratives in landscape. We hope you enjoy the journey!
