Hear and Now

Urban forests provide urban dwellers access to nature and the more-than-human world. Engaging with the stories within these forests through listening fosters belonging and supports environmental access for all.

Lotte will facilitate a series of listening prompts to attune to the more-than-human world, leading and guiding the composing and sharing of a collaborative and interconnected story.

About:

Lotte Dijkstra, landscape architect, storyteller and artist, currently completing a PhD in landscape architecture at Newcastle University.

The Sound and Environment Symposium has been organised by Newcastle University’s Sound + Environment Research Group, exploring the ways sound can deepen our understanding of environments and the communities inhabiting them.

This event is part of Sound + Environment Symposium 2025