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New publications for the new year
Excited about two new publications which both came out in December 2021: Postdigital Place-Mixing in the Wild City The first … More
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Walkspace
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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Walking as Artistic Practice
The webpage "Walking as Art and Cultural Practice" by Ellen Mueller explores the interdisciplinary study of walking from artistic, cultural, and geographic perspectives. It presents walking not just as a mode of locomotion but as a creative and performative act that intersects with spatiality, identity, and environment. The site compiles scholarly resources, theoretical frameworks, and case studies that link walking to concepts such as psychogeography, map-making, and embodied experience, highlighting its role in both contemporary art practices and historical cultural rituals.
Additionally, the page situates walking within broader discussions about place-making, social interaction, and urban exploration, addressing how walking can serve as a method for engaging critically with social and spatial structures. The content includes examples of artists and practitioners who use walking as a medium, emphasizing its capacity to challenge conventional boundaries of artistic production and spatial awareness. This resource is designed to support research and teaching by providing curated references and conceptual tools related to walking as an artistic and cultural phenomenon.
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Sofilab.art
Sofilab.art is an online platform dedicated to the intersection of walking, art, and cultural geography, presenting a curated collection of projects, essays, and visual materials that explore the spatial and experiential dimensions of walking as a creative and critical practice. The site features contributions from artists, researchers, and practitioners who investigate how walking can activate and reinterpret urban and natural environments, revealing hidden histories, social dynamics, and spatial narratives. Through multidisciplinary approaches, Sofilab.art situates walking within broader discussions of place-making, memory, and environmental perception.
The platform also includes documentation of walking-based art projects, theoretical reflections, and methodological explorations that emphasize the embodied and performative aspects of movement through space. It serves as a resource for those interested in the cultural and geographic implications of walking, highlighting how this seemingly simple activity can function as a tool for artistic expression, community engagement, and critical inquiry into the relationship between people and their surroundings.