Listening through Lines: Mark making, sound and the hospital

This article explores sound in the hospital environment, using drawing of lines to understand as process and agent spaces wellbeing. It builds on extends work Tim Ingold sounds, exploring lines/sound relation specific context healthcare spaces. The presents methodology, process, interpretation from a workshop called ‘Listening Hospital’ part research project ‘Sensing Spaces Healthcare’. focuses engagement with recorded sounds hospitals, showing that line-drawing might be productive ways. aids an understanding how shapes ‘affective atmospheres’, it can encourage participants engage close empathetic listening. We argue these routes are also potential improving wellbeing people whether through design or care. offer valuable methodological theoretical tool for scholars interested embodied experiences listening, atmospheres wellbeing, sound.