In This Place | Soundwalk
The project, realized in collaboration with Marcin Dymiter and Ludomir Franczak, focuses on the outskirts of the former KL Plaszow site: in the area around Jerozolimska Street and near Swoszowicka Street.
In the first location, human voices dominate: the words of residents, researchers, guides, descendants, and decision-makers—people who, in various ways, interact with this space and attribute different meanings to it.
In the second location, sound elements and recordings play a key role, referring to the agency of nature and non-human actors, drawing attention to nature—its memory and subjectivity—vegetation, and the shape of the landscape.
The walk will be led by Ludomir Franczak.
When? Saturday, April 5, 10:30 a.m.
Where? Meeting point at 10:20 a.m. by the Szary Dom (3 Jerozolimska Street).
Guided by: Ludomir Franczak
This edition of the walk will be devoted to the functioning of the local community in this district in the immediate vicinity of a site marked by violence; to the extent to which today’s urban fabric and residential-service infrastructure overlap with the former camp spaces. What is anchored here above all are human voices: the words of residents, researchers, guides, descendants, and decision-makers – all of whom engage with this place in different ways.
Please bring your own smartphones and headphones – they will be essential during the event.
If possible, we kindly ask you to download in advance the free, easy-to-use Echoes app, which is necessary to start the walk. The app enables a sound-based experience of the space.
Note: Due to the multisensory nature of the experience, we strongly recommend exercising caution and paying close attention to your surroundings while using the Echoes app – especially near pedestrian crossings, busy streets or intersections, and construction areas.
Duration of the walk: up to two hours.
Participation in the event is free of charge. Registration is required.
This walk is possible thanks to the support of the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute, the European Union within the ReActMem – Rescue Memory Project, as well as by Urszula and Wiesław Żyznowski.
