Arts Council England
Highlights
A Different LENS
A Different LENS is an interactive locative media map created by Elspeth Penfold and the artist group Thread and Word, enabling users to explore literary and geographic sites in Margate via computer or smartphone. Developed with community collaborators and funded by Arts Council England and others, the project combines psychogeography, storytelling, and local culture using the CGeomap tool.
Soundmarks
Soundmarks is a collaborative project by Rob St John and Rose Ferraby that uses sound and visual art to explore the sub-surface landscape of Aldborough Roman Town in North Yorkshire through an eight-site art trail. The project includes free online soundtracks, a digital and analogue map, an LP release, visual exhibitions, a seminar, and workshops, supported by Arts Council England and heritage partners.
Diamond Street app
“Lichtenstein has brought alive something of London… how one street can be a kind of Tardis, a portal to another world of parallel commerce, codes, rituals, history.” The Times The jewellery quarter of Hatton Garden is one of London’s most mysterious areas – home to diamond workshops, underground vaults, monastic dynasties, subterranean rivers and forgotten
Feral
This post introduces the development of ‘Toolkit for the Eremocene,’ a scored walk exploring the relationship between nature, mental health, and sound through a theatrical sensory experience. Created in collaboration with movement artist Tess Latham and theatre designer Anisha Fields, the walk invites participants to engage playfully and mindfully with urban or suburban environments at sunset, with future versions incorporating audio and interactive storytelling.
Back on the Drom: Steps in Time (episode 1)
The listener joins our hosts Livvi & Gus as they explore the old ruin of Moore Hall, near Lough Cara Co. Mayo. Although one is not required to listen in situ, it would certainly enhance the experience - safely exploring as one listens to the piece.
Walking pieces
Articles elsewhere
The Feminist Art of Walking with Morag Rose
Emily Wilkinson shares moments from a recent book launch at Voce Books and reviews The Feminist Art of Walking by Morag Rose
Roaming Flags: The Earth Parade
On 13 August our Roaming Flags of Bumble Hole project concludes with a colourful musical parade. Come and fly a flag for nature!
Roaming Flags: guided walk and flag-making workshop
Explore and celebrate the natural abundance and rich history of Bumble Hole nature reserve with this day of walking, art and creativity. It's free!
The Roaming Flags of Bumble Hole
Walkspace is happy to announce its next funded project - a celebration of the natural abundance and rich history of Bumble Hole nature reserve
