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‘The Disappearance of Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe: A Pocket Myth’ – Thornton’s Arcade, Leeds, UK
'The Leeds Arcades Project: Creating Contemporary Myths' is a PhD study with the University of PlymouthLeeds City Centre is noted for its well-preserved Victorian shopping arcades, all built within a twenty-three-year period in the nineteenth century, ...
‘Small Works, Wall Works’ at Trapezium Arts, Bradford, Yorkshire Sculptors Group Show 2026
The group show 'Small Works, Wall Works' was hosted at Trapezium Arts in Bradford, UK from 21 February to 14 March 2026 and featured work by members of the Yorkshire Sculptors Group.Trapezium is a contemporary arts and photography gallery on Kirkgate i...
‘One Step Forward, Two Steps Back’ – 11 November 2023
Another push to update neglected write-ups, posts and events, I set aside some time to round up and post footage of the performance that was enacted on Stepcote Hill in Exeter back in 2023.Although this performance was quite short in nature, the settin...
‘No holiday’, Danes Dyke, East Yorkshire, UK – 18th March 2022
After another push to update neglected write-ups and posts, I secured enough time to sit down and edit the footage taken of the 'No holiday' performance that was enacted at Danes Dyke in the East Riding of Yorkshire, UK on 18 March 2022.The ambulatory ...
‘Motus Mori: Corpus’ at Leeds Art Gallery
A literal translation of Motus Mori could be 'Movement that is dying (out)' and is the name of an institute formed by choreographer Katja Heitmann.The stated aim of the institute is 'an attempt to archive human movement before it disappears. Propulsed ...
’20 Minute Diameter Leeds’ – Terminalia Festival 2023
As part of 4WCoP 2022 (Fourth World Congress of Psychogeography), Mathilda Guerin created a project entitled 'Walking Webs', inviting people to participate by creating a walking web of their own city and I created my own walking web in Leeds, my ...
‘Sleep in Witness’ at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK
The presentation of work entitled 'Sleep in Witness' by South African artist Lungiswa Gqunta opened at the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds on 8th July and runs until 30th October.The three rooms have each been treated as an installation, with a sing...
‘No holiday’, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi, Vietnam
This recorded version of the performance 'No holiday' was conducted around Hoan Kiem Lake (Sword Lake) in Hanoi, Vietnam on 7th April, 2021.Although overcast, it was a lovely warm day for a walk around the small lake in Vietnam's capital.I walked anti-...
The Old Town to the Quay – Terminalia Festival 2022
Thankfully, this year's Terminalia Festival fell on a day that was blessed with bright sunshine, though the wind was still cool and sharp.Previous walks on Terminalia have been: In 2019 a Saigon Citadel Walk and in 2020, a Saigon Canal Walk.This one-da...
The Deveron Projects’ Slow Marathon 2020
As is stated on the Deveron Projects website (https://www.deveron-projects.com/about/slow-marathon/), the Slow Marathon is "Deveron Projects' annual 42km/26 miles themed walking event, composed of a conceptually led walk, expanding upon a theme or an i...
Breakout – nature escaping confinement
During the last few months, due to the restrictions caused by the spread of the COVID-19 virus, everyone's attention has been redirected inward. Our travel, our plans, our expectations have all been reduced along with our horizons. With my own at...
Do you know the Muffin Man? Walking in Da Lat.
On 24th November 2019 Dr. Blake Morris initiated his latest marathon walking project entitled '52 Scores'. The envisioned plan is for a walk to take place each week throughout the coming year, spanning 2019/20. Once again this project allowed for other...
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