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Gesso

Gesso is an online platform dedicated to the art of walking, offering tools and resources for creating, sharing, and experiencing walking-based art projects. It provides a digital environment where users can document and map their walking routes, integrating multimedia elements such as images, text, and audio to craft narrative or artistic experiences grounded in specific geographic contexts. The platform supports both individual and collaborative projects, emphasizing the intersection of movement, place, and creative expression.

The site also serves as an archive and exhibition space for walking art, showcasing diverse contributions that highlight different cultural and environmental perspectives. By facilitating the layering of personal and collective memories onto landscapes, Gesso engages with contemporary practices of psychogeography and spatial storytelling, reflecting a growing interest in how walking can function as a mode of artistic exploration and cultural geography.

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