2 x Augmented Reality Geolocative Sound Commissions  

To celebrate the launch of our new SOUND/IMAGE Research Centre sound app (more information to be launched soon!), we invite sound artists and composers to submit proposals to develop an immersive Augmented Reality audio experience in response to the Greenwich Park in Greenwich, London. 

These commissions will be premiered at our “Loudspeaker Orchestra Concert: Echoes in the Park” on Saturday 27 July 2024, in Greenwich Park.  

What does geolocative mean?  

Geolocated media is tagged to a specific GPS coordinate and triggered to play back when the audience enters the specific region or area. It can be used to create augmented reality experiences where sounds can be layered on to physical locations to create new and enhanced experiences. 

What are we looking for?  

A site-responsive/site-specific sound walk or composition which responds to the unique geography, history, topography of the Greenwich Park, and the communities who live around and populate the park itself. 

We welcome applications from sound artists who are based in London, and more widely across the UK. Applicants should have: 

• Experience in creating electronic and sound-based works; which may include acousmatic composition, ambient, drone, electronica, electroacoustic music, experimental electronica, glitch, musique concréte, noise, sound design, soundscape. 
• An interest in experimenting with forms of art expression available via Augmented Reality and geo-locative apps, and online platforms.  

Commission fee: £300 

Only applications submitted to the application form before the deadline will be considered. Artists will also be required to provide a short interview about their compositional process to be featured on our blog, and must be present at the launch.  

Please note, University of Greenwich students and staff are not eligible to apply.  

Here is further information on Greenwich Park: https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/greenwich-park 

Here is a link to a workshop on creating Augmented Reality geo-located sound experiences:  

Deadlines:  

Application: 24 May 2024  

Outcome of application: 31 May 2024 

Augmented Reality Geolocative Sound – Online Application Workshop: 

If you’re interested in learning more about the commission, and how to compose works for our new sound app using Augmented Reality Geolocative technologies, please join our information / training workshop on Thursday 9 May 2024, 7-8pm.

Contact Details:  

Email: Sound-Image@greenwich.ac.uk