FreqOUT! sessions are targeted as specific groups of young people living in social housing and are programmed at times which suit them best.

Perceptual Landscapes

Artist Christian Nold working with young people from the Marylebone Bangladeshi Society

Perceptual Landscapes questions who is allowed to create conversations, selects themes and then chooses the way they are visualised. Artists Christian Nold and Daniela Boraschi worked with young people from the Marylebone Bangladeshi Society to record sounds and conversations on Church Street and to visualise these in a map of the geographic locations as well as the social networks of the participants. 

This ground breaking socially-engaged artwork aimed to foster intergenerational and inter-racial understanding amongst the diverse communities living along the Harrow Road spanning the postcode areas W9 & W10. Under the creative direction of artist Jennie Savage, young people from youth clubs located on or close by to the Harrow Roadcreated six sonic artworks.

Six recordings were broadcast at distinct locations along the length of the Harrow Road for two weeks in October 2007. Listeners had the privilege of hearing local young people’s memories, associations, feelings and ideas in response to location. 

You can find more about the project here

'Young person uses on of the hand devices'

Young people learnt about digital CCTV technology and debated the issues around privacy and public safety. With the help of an artist and a film maker and using a camera mounted in the ceiling of their youth club controlled by hand devices they created a five minute film which took an amusing perspective on the issues involved.

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GPS Drawing workshops

'GPS receiver used in the workshops'

Groups of young people were introduced to global positioning technology, its civic applications, and its creative potential. Guided by an artist and an animator/programmer the young people used GPS receivers to trace their walking routes around their estate, and create data patterns and signatures across Battersea Park.

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Emotional Mapping

'Christian Nold's GSR Bio mapping tool'

Young people had the opportunity to work with artist Christian Nold whose Bio Mapping tool allows the wearer to record their Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) - an indicator of emotional states in conjunction with geographical location. This can be used to plot a map that highlights points of high and low bodily activity. Using the data maps were constructed that visualised which locations create stressed or excited responses, exploring the young people’s relationship to their local area.