Duncan Speakman

© Winne Lievens
© Winne Lievens

Bio

Duncan Speakman (UK) has been augmenting the world with sound and mobile technology since 2004, creating poetic narrative experiences that engage audiences emotionally and physically in unexpected locations. From intimate in-ear stories to large scale performance, his award winning projects have been exhibited around the world. An audio installation on the Guangzhou tram network let passengers hear a soundtrack of the city passing by the carriage windows, while a symphony for multiple portable speakers in Christchurch allowed a walking audience to become a mobile orchestra. His subtle mob headphone performances, allowing thousands of participants to experience an interactive cinematic story in the streets, have taken place in Sao Paulo, LA, Seoul, Tokyo and more. In Eindhoven and Bristol his augmented reality tours allowed audiences to explore the future of their environment.

Alongside his own work he has composed scores for virtual reality films, BBC radio documentaries and theatre performances. His current research explores how mixed reality experiences might address our current ecological crisis, while continuing to wrap the questions in the melancholy and romance.

Projects