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Walk Report: Summer Solstice Erratic Stone Circle

To celebrate the Summer Solstice we walked a new stone circle into existence. The West Midlands may not be as blessed with megalithic monuments as other parts of the country but we DO have an abundance of another type of ancient rock: the glacial erratics which travelled here from North Wales on an ice sheet. […]

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158 Church Rd, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2LU, UK
158 Church Rd, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2LU, UK 158 Church Rd, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2LU, UK
158 Church Rd, Northfield, Birmingham B31 2LU, UK

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Walkspace.uk is a digital platform dedicated to exploring the cultural and artistic dimensions of walking. It documents and presents various walking projects, artworks, and exhibitions that investigate walking as a creative and research practice. The site includes contributions from artists, writers, and cultural producers who use walking to engage with environments, histories, and social contexts, emphasizing walking not merely as transportation but as a mode of artistic inquiry and spatial experience. The platform archives walking-related events, provides critical essays, and showcases multimedia content that reflects on how walking shapes perception, place-making, and narrative. It serves as a resource for understanding the intersections between walking, art, and cultural geography, highlighting diverse approaches ranging from urban explorations to site-specific interventions in natural landscapes. Walkspace.uk situates walking within contemporary art discourse and cultural studies, fostering a nuanced appreciation of walking as a meaningful cultural practice.

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flakkari

“Icelandic culture is infused with stories of travel. When names were needed for modern machines, the technology that enables our imaginations to travel, words were chosen that centred on the quality of roaming. Thus the neologism for laptop is fartölva, formed from the verb far, meaning to migrate, and tölva – migrating computer’; its companion, the external hard drive, is a flakkari. The latter word can also mean ‘wanderer’ or ‘vagrant’. In the end it’s the wanderers we rely on.” From Nancy Campbell’s “The Library of Ice”.

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