DESCRIPTION
“Leiden (Un)Heard” is a soundwalk that invites you to listen to Leiden through different “ears,” using recording techniques that offer new perspectives on known places or to listen in on spaces that usually go unheard.

What sounds can both humans and mice hear in Leiden Central Station? How does a bridge sound through the vibrations of its metal beams? What does the outside world sound like through an antennae tuned into electromagnetic waves or a sensitive seismic microphone picking up the vibrations of the earth? How does a weaver working on a 200 year old loom or a scholar turning the pages of a 400 year old book sound? This soundwalk will give your ears a listen into Leiden’s sonic secrets.

There is also a Dutch version of this walk.

START
The main hall of Leiden Central Station
Haarlemmerstraat 4
2312 GA Leiden

TRACKS
Track 1. Leiden Central Station and the Leiden University Medical Center
Track 2. City café van der Werff
Track 3. The Beestenmarkt
Track 4. Narmstraat 10
Track 5. The Morspoort Bridge
Track 6. Parc de Put
Track 7. The Oude Varkenmarkt
Track 8. The Bibliotheca Thysiana
Track 9. The Academy Building of Leiden University
Track 10. The Hortus Botanicus

CREDITS
Audio recordings, editing, and mixing: Sharon Stewart and Caeso
Director: Marcel Cobussen
Final editing: Marcel Cobussen and Michiel Huijsman
Production: Marcel Cobussen, Sharon Stewart and Michiel Huijsman
Thanks to: Leiden municipality (Leiden 2022 City of Science), Leiden University, ACPA, and Soundtrackcity
With the participation of: Astrid Aarsen, Jos van den Broek, Caeso, Nico Duindam, Ton Engelbert, Anneke Fennema, Cor de Jong, Paul Hoftijzer, Wendy Hoogervorst, Paul Kessler, Kegelclub De Braassem, Jan de Laat, Martijn Meuwese, Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid, Ariela Netiv, Mattijs van Rooden, Ariadne Schmidt, Cor Smit, Sharon Stewart, Jan Verschuren, Rogier van Vugt.

In coproduction with Leiden University