How To Do Things Together

How To Do Things Together was a performative 45-minute audio walk through the streets of Reykjavík, created by Vera Popova and Gosia Trajkowska, with Agata Lech as a soundscape artist, and myself as a graphic designer.

"Think of it as an invitation to rediscover the city, headphones on, smartphone in hand, as we ask, „What does togetherness look like in public spaces?" We'll find ourselves performing little shared actions, subtle gestures of connection, all while walking through the cityscape. With each step, the familiar might start to feel surprising, and the surprising, oddly familiar.

This isn't a tour – it's an invitation to make the city feel like it belongs to you, to us, to the people (and cats) passing by who don't even know they're in our story. What does it mean to be together? Is it just our bodies moving side by side? Or maybe it's about being a little closer, sharing a story whispered through the headphones? Or just about feeling a little less alone for a minute.

But there's more at stake here. How To Do Things Together is more than a city walk; it's a chance for us – two friends and collaborators, coming together after three years – to see if we've still got it. Can we still create together? Can we still do something that feels like us? This walk is our way of asking that question out loud, a little test for the world but mostly for each other: can we learn how to do this together, all over again?"