This episode of the Fermynwoods Contemporary Art Podcast features the work of Maja Zećo. In September 2022, Maja negotiated Hazel and Thoroughsale Woods from Corby town centre, Northamptonshire, as Silencer.

Silencer is a performance in a sensory impairment soundwalking suit complete with earplugs and noise-cancelling headphones. Where Maja experienced the environment in complete silence the suit made ‘the other’ visible in public while concealing gender, body shape and voice. At once both a playful intervention and an unexpected encounter, the work has connotations of protective clothing and social distancing that speak to larger fears of walking through woodland spaces.

At the heart of this work are two very important questions: “Who is listening?” and “Who is performing?”

Listeners are advised to listen with headphones as this is a binaural mix.

The following episode features themes that might be triggering for some listeners and contains strong language which may be unsuitable or offensive.

More at: https://fermynwoods.org/fermynwoods-podcast-19-maja-zeco

This episode has been edited by Astrid Björklund, the other half of SUBTERRA.

The accompanying visual is a video response to the episode, by artist Sapphire Goss.