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We are walking again…

In Britain, The Rule of 6 now rules our lives. It won't stop the walk.

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Foot tunnel from Greenwich to Island Gardens at school coming out time

COVID has stopped the use of the lifts at either end of the foot tunnel, so one has to descend and ascend several stairs.

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Queen’s Park Estate to Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury’s: a physically distanced walk during covid-19

This is the 20-minute walk that my friend Henie and I have been doing every Thursday morning for over five months since the start of the covid-19 lockdown in London to do our weekly supermarket shopping.

video 2021  

Pandemic Walking

This cafe conversation centers on academic research and artistic practices that investigate the act of walking as shaped by pandemic conditions.

Walking as a Question
video 2021  

Remote walking – walking with prompts

In this Walk Listen Café prominent artists discuss remote walking and talk about their new walking projects for the hybrid walking arts encounters/conference Walking as a Question.

Walking as a Question
video 2021  

Walking, isolation and togetherness

Social isolation, already prevalent for many, has been exacerbated during the pandemic. Author Sonia Overall argues that walking alone can increase togetherness, regardless of absences and physical distance.

video SWS20 2020  

Seeking Tranquility

A calm sought by many living in towns and cities was created by a global crisis. As lockdown eases, and life returns to ‘normal’ how can we seek the tranquility that we all shared?

video SWS20 2020  

Taking a Virtual Walk on the Wild Side

The covid-19 pandemic has led to a surge of interest in how we can experience and enjoy virtual nature and the great outdoors, by using digital technology, when staying in the safety of our homes. Join us for a panel discussion about virtual walks, chaired by Sue Thomas.

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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