ECHO POINT
Echo Point is now beginning its next chapter in Bodmin.
Over the past few weeks, we have been listening closely to the town. Through conversations, questions, posters and community suggestions, people have shared the sounds that connect them to Bodmin familiar voices, passing footsteps, birdsong and the everyday noises that quietly make a place feel like home.
These sounds and stories are now helping shape Bodmin’s two Echo Points. Artist Justin Wiggan is creating a gentle soundscape inspired by what people have shared, building an audio experience that reflects the town’s many cultures, communities and ways of belonging.
But Echo Point is not designed to stand still.
The project and technology are being developed so the soundscape can continue to grow, shift and respond over time. New sounds, repeated suggestions and changing community voices can all help shape what Echo Point becomes next.
As Bodmin changes, Echo Point can listen, breathe and change with it.
The hope is to create a small moment of calm in the town — a place to pause, breathe, feel grounded, and hear something of Bodmin reflected back.
Over the past few weeks, Echo Point has been out and about in Bodmin, speaking with local people through walkabout conversations and simple questionnaires. Together, we’ve been discovering the sounds that people connect with Bodmin, the everyday noises, places, memories and moments.
Now, the next page of this story is finding the voice that will welcome people into the experience.
We’re looking for a local voice to help guide people through a short moment of calm, grounding and relaxation at the new Echo Points in Bodmin. The chosen voice will become part of this lasting sound installation for Bodmin.
But rather than choosing the voice ourselves, we would like you to nominate someone.
Do you know someone who makes people feel;
* SAFE
* WELCOME
They could be:
* A LOCAL LEGEND.
* NEIGHBOUR.
*COMMUNITY CHAMPION?
We’re not just looking for a nice voice,
we’re looking for someone who makes Bodmin feel welcome
Credit Zoe Chan
Nominate Now
We are still gathering the sounds that make Bodmin feel calm, happy, familiar or like home. Scan the QR code in Polish, English or Portuguese and tell us what you would like to hear as part of EchoPoint.
Your suggestion could help shape the soundscape now and because the project is being developed to grow over time, new and repeated suggestions can continue to influence how EchoPoint changes with Bodmin.
Echo Point
Que sons te ajudam a sentir-te feliz e calmo?
Estamos a criar um EchoPoint (um poste sonoro movido a energia solar) para Bodmin com o objetivo de ajudar as pessoas a relaxar e a respirar fundo.
Escaneie o código QR e diga-nos que sons gostarias de ouvir.
Senta-te, pressiona um botão e uma voz calma em polaco, inglês ou português irá guiá-lo suavemente por um breve exercício de escuta e respiração, com sons que o ajudarão a fazer uma pausa e a recomeçar.
(Portugues)
Echo Point
Jakie dźwięki pomagają Ci poczuć się szczęśliwym i spokojnym?
Tworzymy stanowisko dźwiękowe EchoPoint (zasilane energią słoneczną) dla Bodmin, aby pomóc ludziom się zrelaksować i złapać oddech.
Zeskanuj kod QR i powiedz nam, jakie dźwięki chciałbyś usłyszeć.
Usiądź, naciśnij przycisk, a spokojny głos w języku polskim, angielskim lub portugalskim delikatnie poprowadzi Cię przez krótkie ćwiczenie słuchowo-oddechowe, z dźwiękami, które pomogą Ci się zatrzymać i zresetować.
(Polski)
Echo Point
What sounds help you feel happy & calm?
We’re creating an EchoPoint, a solar-powered sound post for Bodmin, with the aim to help people relax and have a breather.
Scan the QR code and tell us what sounds you’d like to hear.
Take a seat, press a button and a calm voice in Polish, English or Portuguese will gently guide you through a short listening & breathing exercise, with sounds to help you pause and reset.
(English)
Build a Better Bodmin
intoBodmin is a cultural advocacy organisation. We actively promote Bodmin as an attractive, engaging, inspirational and progressive town. A place where communities are strong and businesses are innovative.
CURRENT FUNDERS AND PARTNERS
The Old Library Refurbishment project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority forthe fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
