Endangered Voices Listening Trail

Discover a unique audio treasure hunt that invites deep listening at the hidden corners of the Barbican. Created by sound artist Jamie Perera, this self-guided trail leads you to discreet audio beacons gently broadcasting endangered languages. Equipped with a map, visitors are encouraged to seek out these sonic moments, pausing to share space with vanishing voices in quiet, often unnoticed corners. It’s an invitation to lend their ears, reflect and connect with cultures and languages at risk of being forgotten.

Jamie Perera is an Asian mixed heritage composer, sound artist and producer from East London. His work is inspired by transformation in the Anthropocene, with themes that juxtapose nature, people, places and timescales. Through music, performances and installations he explores radical deconstruction, re-imagining and reclamation.