Murdo Eason is a writer and walker based in Fife, Scotland.
He is the (undisclosed) author of From Hill to Sea: Dispatches from the Fife Psychogeographical Collective 2010 – 2014 (Bread and Circuses Publishing, 2015).
Most recent articles
The Osmotic Ocean
osmosis: A gradual, often unconscious process of assimilation or absorption; the spontaneous passage or diffusion of water or other solvents through a semipermeable membrane. ≈ The walker on the city street stops to gaze at the ocean. Tracing a … Continue reading →
The Fifty-Fourth Station of the Tōkaidō (in Kirkcaldy)
Perhaps there was a fifty-fourth station of the Tōkaidō. What if Hiroshige transcended time and geography, sailed into Kirkcaldy harbour and placed a stone block in the outer walls of the library. A nod to an alternative Eastern Sea Road. … Continue reading →
Glow / \ Black
W. J. Watson has suggested that this is a Pictish water-word, cognate with OW gloiu ‘liquid’, W gloyw ‘shiny’ (1926, 470), while Jacob King prefers a Celtic root *gleiwo- ‘gleaming, clear’. Place Names of Fife (2006) A Saturday in late April 2018. It feels … Continue reading →
Impossible Textures of the Sea / Light Fizzles
On the last day of 2017, the impossible textures of the sea . . A full moon emerges rises, observes . . Constant flux underfoot, new paths . Sustaining coastal energies, wind, sea spray changing colours of the tide Cloud and … Continue reading →
Embedded in the Landscape: Psychogeography, Folk Horror and the Everyday
I’ve had a few requests to share the talk I gave at The Unseelie Court event organised by Folk Horror Revival in October. So here it is: We’ll come back to that guy on the slide later. I’m guessing … Continue reading →
The Surface is a Zone of Encounter (An Assemblage)
I think that light makes material space … light is really the primary form of our habitation and makes surfaces come to life. The surface holds what we project into it. It is an active site of exchange between subject … Continue reading →
New Publication: Language of Objects
We are very pleased to announce the publication of Language of Objects, a collaboration between Murdo Eason of the Fife Psychogeographical Collective and Brian Lavelle, sound artist and the Edinburgh Drift project. Language of Objects is a 58 page book in full colour inside … Continue reading →
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paths. made. walking. a Café with Jenny Sturgeon
What might be your reasons for taking a long walk? Might it be a celebration of a step-change in your life, to challenge yourself both mentally and physically, are you walking for love or loss, for better health, or to escape the hum-drum of everyday life, or merely to re-connect with nature? In 2023, Musician
‘Walking away from the world in Scotland’: an easier way to plan long Highlands hikes | Highlands holidays | The Guardian
A new website aims to give people more confidence on multi-day, self-guided hikes, and sees our writer – who’d previously had to abandon a wild camping trip in the area – return in triumph Source: ‘Walking away from the world in Scotland’: an easier way to plan long Highlands hikes | Highlands holidays | The
Paving the way: an exploration of socially engaged female walking practices through sonic art
Originally created to accompany a research thesis, the audio tapestry presents opportunity to reflect on the role of sonic arts within participatory walking practices, exploring connection between two female walkers, and the space they move through.
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