Oxford Castle, Castle Street Square, Saturday 14th May and Saturday 21st May, 12 to 3pm (FREE)
Language Paralanguage, by Vicky Vergou - Hypolocate 2, by Ann Rapstoff

Interested in exploring issues of mortality and migration and the wealth of languages existing in such close geographical proximity in Europe artist Vicky Vergou will be conducting interviews that will contribute towards her project “Language Paralanguage” on two weekends during Artweeks. “Language Paralanguage” is a touring public art project that aims to explore the sound-world of each of the 43 official languages spoken in Europe through a series of interviews with European nationals currently living in the UK. The project is supported by Arts Council England and Dada South.

Ann Rapstoff is interested in communication arising from constructed situations between the public and artist. In Castle Street Square on two weekends during Artweeks, Ann will be inviting the public to contribute to Hyperlocate 2, an evolving project first experienced at a residency at Harcourt Arboretum in 2009. Hyperlocate 2, concerns the potential for developing an unseen geographical language and poetics brought about by sensing and experiencing the places we find ourselves in. The public are invited to explore immerse themselves in the hidden terrain of the Oxford Castle location.