Our journey, in early July 2026, to Fort Liefkenshoek with Marc Dhaenens, Anna Maria Mestdagh, and me is, to say the least, sobering. The route leads us through a landscape of container terminals, towering loading cranes, bridges, chemical plants, and an almost endless network of roads crowded with heavy trucks moving in every direction. Everything

I met Barbara Lounder at the Walking’s New Movements conference in Plymouth, UK, in the fall of 2019. She and her husband, Robert Bean, were very kind; they even invited me for dinner with Hamish Fulton, the renowned walking artist. Barbara and I have kept in touch since then, and when she let me know … Continue reading 19. Barbara Lounder, Becoming Corona Walker →

Claudia Zeiske walked From Mountain to Sea, a 220km walk through Aberdeenshire, and a COVID-19 commemoration walk, marked by benches, music, an embroidered tablecloth, illustrated map, and film.Her work is shortlisted for the Marŝarto Awards 2025. Below, she reflects on the experience. Over two years, I walked from mountain to sea forth and back across Aberdeenshire in the

Like Jenna Butler’s Revery: A Year of Bees, I’m teaching Kit Dobson’s Field Notes on Listening this summer, and rereading it in preparation for last week’s classes was a revelation: I had forgotten it was so good. The book is structured like a musical composition, with three movements bracketed by a prelude and a coda, . The prelude … Continue reading 37. Kit Dobson, Field Notes on Listening →

Dear Friends,Let's Take a Walk #65, a worldwide participatory walking performance, was part of EnTransito 2025 in San Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza. I invited people, in person and worldwide, to participate in a multi-phases p...

Much of the U.S. side of the trail has seen long closures due to the pandemic and flood damage. Source: Hikers can finally walk the U.S. side of the Chilkoot Trail. But what happens at the border?

A “universal” decline in walking trips from 2019 to 2022 comes as pedestrian deaths hit a record high, according to a new report. But there’s a bright spot. Source: As US Cycling Boomed, Walking Trips Crashed During Covid – Bloomberg

As part of the release of the hardcover/ e-book release of my book, Walking as Artistic Practice (softcover comes out in April!), I’m going to be publishing some brief interviews with the various artists, authors, researchers, creatives, collectives, and platforms whose art practice, written material, or other works I cite and mention. My 14th interview […]

Touching the liminal space between geographical marvel and the subtle signs of a tragic history, hidden within the landscape.

Creating a new folk tale and a tribute to a truly welcoming city.

Building awareness for a more planet- and people-friendly Tayport.

Walking on contested ground, in Bristol.

This project is based around drawing together older, longer term residents with younger, newer residents in a local area they share. Prior to the COVID pandemic, Gallery Sunshine Everywhere acquired funding from Brimbank Council and implemented the pro...

What would happen if you could be in Haifa, Chongqing and Chemnitz at the same time? Would you feel lost? Or home? Would you compare what you perceive?

Two things I have just learned: A very rare instance of a Welsh word finding its way into English: penguin. originally, of course, pen-gwyn - white head. Except penguins have black heads. A committee is sitting in the Vatican considering what to ...

In 2022 I have been commissioned to research a memorial to Covid for Aberdeenshire. My proposal is to develop a long-distance path from Mountain to Sea – taking Aberdeenshire’s motto literally. Based on Patrick Geddes’s Valley Section, I have been walking from Aberdeenshire’s highest point Ben MacDui in the Cairngorm mountains to the North Sea

For August's Erratic we explore how trees care for us and how we can care for them - biologically, culturally, spiritually and through law.

Plans to create a Covid memorial in Aberdeenshire will soon take shape – following a walk of more than 120 miles. Live Life Aberdeenshire has announced Source: Aberdeenshire Covid memorial

As part of a 21-day series of walking meditations to honor black women freedom fighters, GirlTrek founders are tackling issues such as the coronavirus pandemic, voter suppression and police violence. GirlTrek with over 90,000 members in 2020, how many more might they have now? Source: GirlTrek Uses Black Women’s History To Encourage Walking As A

1: Go for a walk2: Call tel: +61 3 900842293: Describe your walk (2-3 minutes)4: It’s shared online (I transcribe into text)