"Highly Commended John Connell Soundscape award 2023"
What is SILENZI IN QUOTA?
The project
Silenzi in Quota is a project, in collaboration with the Science Museum of Trento (Italy) and Montura brand, which aims to characterize the Alpine soundscapes of the Trentino-Alto Adige area in Italy.
This is a region of inestimable beauty, but have we ever tried to observe its landscape with our ears?
Our Story
In times of mass tourism, understanding the value of soundscape and our role as listeners is crucial.
Silenzi in Quota was created in 2021 in Trento (Italy) with a series of expeditions to immortalize the acoustic and visual environment of scenic landscapes at high altitudes through images, films and recordings.
Capturing human perception - the project grew in 2022 to further increase its impact, Silenzi in Quota opens up and starts walking and listening with people so to witness this through questionnaires and recordings: Silenzi in Quota Experience. By adding the public engagement and research components, Silenzi in Quota guides participants to listen and record their experience, a soundscape practice that should be the basis of sustainable tourism policies in fragile natural environments.
In 2023 Silenzi in Quota becomes international. Through a collaboration with University College London (UCL), Silenzi in Quota goes to Scotland to investigate the soundscape in one of the most beautiful areas of the Cairngorms National Park: Silenzi in Scotland! Silenzi in Quota has proudly hosted soundscape enthusiasts, sound artists, sound engineers, acousticians, national park staff, rangers, academics and enthusiastic hikers joining the expeditions and listening together to further spread the importance of managing acoustic environments.
Silenzi in Quota has been awarded the Highly Commended John Connell Soundscape Award 2023 on 25 October at the Palace of Westminster in London, during the 'Noise Oscars' night.
‘The John Connell Awards are named after NAS’s far-sighted founder John Connell OBE, who lobbied the Noise Abatement Act through Parliament in 1960 when noise became a statutory nuisance in the UK for the first time. These unique awards, known as the ‘Noise Oscars’, acknowledge the importance of the quality of sound in our lives, and champion vital advances in reducing the negative impact of unnecessary noise and health-promoting soundscapes for the public benefit.’
‘This award recognizes the advancement of soundscape principles in line with the ISO soundscape standards and their practical ‘real world’ applications.’
If you want to know more about Silenzi in Quota expeditions, browse through past soundwalks and participate in the next adventures, click on the links down below.
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