Category Archives: locative media

Notes for Walking trailer

I’ve been editing a trailer for Notes for Walking, believe it or not, along with working madly to produce the work. Sound design by the very talented Michael Finucan, who is also doing sound for the smartphone app and the … Continue reading

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Behind the locked gate at Middle Head

There is a locked gate at Middle Head, leading down steep steps to the cliff’s edge. A lookout cabin made of iron and stone perches near the edge, above the place that is called The Sound. I’ve wondered about what … Continue reading

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Early promo materials | Notes for Walking

Shot some stills today, then put together some possible promo materials for Notes for Walking.

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Notes for Walking ( the space in between time)

A quick update to say that I am busy working away on Notes for Walking. Currently creating the video notes for the project, working with sound designer Michael Finucan, and having ongoing discussions with Sydney mobile tech company Moblabs, developers … Continue reading

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Forthcoming: Notes for Walking, Dec 2012 – Jan 2013

Notes for Walking (the space in between time) is an innovative locative artwork taking place at Middle Head Reserve and Mosman Art Gallery, in December 2012 and January 2013. Notes for Walking is a narrative written on landscape, which uses … Continue reading

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Notes for Walking at Middle Head, Dec 2012- Jan 2013

Notes for Walking is an upcoming locative artwork by Megan Heyward to be staged at Middle Head Reserve and Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney. In Notes for Walking, people use their mobile phones to gather a set of video ‘notes’ as … Continue reading

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The cabin at the edge of the world

I am preparing for a short stay quite soon, in a special place, hidden in plain view. Shooting, thinking, writing and working. Here is a little taste.

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Meaningful landscapes: spatial narrative, pilgrimage and location based media

Abstract below for my upcoming paper at ISEA 2011 in Istanbul- “Meaningful Landscapes”- and the possible relationships between pilgrimage practices, spatial narrative and location based media. A range of recent location based media projects and practices involve navigating landscapes layered … Continue reading

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Notes for Walking: proposed new artwork

Notes for Walking is a proposed new locative artwork and spatial narrative, an intimate and reflective exploration of a specific landscape, using mobile phones and location based technologies. Taking the poetic, haiku-like instructions of Japanese Buddhist pilgrimage as a conceptual … Continue reading

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Pilgrim: walked narrative and landscapes of meaning in locative media

  Pilgrim is the title of my Doctorate of Creative Arts, a creative and academic project exploring spatialised narrative, practices of walking landscape, and how this may resonate with locative media, particularly works revealing location based histories. What do earlier … Continue reading

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