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THE LRM

The LRM is an organization focused on the documentation, preservation, and exploration of ephemeral and site-specific artworks, particularly those that intersect with cultural geography and public space. It functions as an archival platform that collects and curates research materials on walking-based art practices, environmental interventions, and other performative actions that engage with landscapes and urban environments. The LRM emphasizes the historical and contemporary significance of these practices by providing detailed records, artist interviews, critical essays, and visual documentation.

The platform serves as a resource for scholars, artists, and researchers interested in the ways art interacts with geographic and social contexts. Through its extensive archive, The LRM highlights the intersection of art, geography, and anthropology, underscoring how walking and movement in space can operate as a form of artistic inquiry and cultural critique. The collection includes a range of artworks that challenge traditional gallery spaces, focusing instead on the dynamic and temporal qualities of art situated in physical environments.

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June 2026: First Sunday and Beyond

Dear friends and loiterers It’s First Sunday, this Sunday and so we will be loitering, although in a slightly different time and space…. June’s First Sunday is happening as part of We Invented The Weekend Festival at Salford Quays. Join The LRM at 1...

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More Feminist Art of Walking Events

Wooohooooh I’m off on the road / rails again for more Feminist Art of Walking events. Some really delightful events with fantastic folk, and I would love it if you joined me for walk, talk or random shenanigans. Here’s my May diary, (with a couple of...

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April 2026 First Sunday

It’s First Sunday, This Sunday and time for a loiter…. But The LRM are time travelling because its Easter Sunday and public transport will be rubbish So, please join us instead for one of our extraordinary mid week wanders Find us 6pm on Tuesday 7th A...

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March 2026 First Sunday

Dear friends, comrades and fellow loiterers Its First Sunday, This Sunday and so time for a wander with The LRM This month we have a guest drift generator to guide us. Lydia will be a sharing her Wake Walk Bingo with us. Here is Lydia’s invitation: “...

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February 2026 First Sunday

  Its First Sunday, this Sunday and so time for a convivial wander Come and join The LRM 2pm 1st February. We’ll be loitering on that weirdly empty Plaza opposite Spar and the Holiday Inn Express in the Northern Quarter. The address is   New George S...

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2026 First First Sunday on January 4th

 Dear friends and loiterers The LRM will gather for a wander on the First First Sunday of 2026 – Sunday January 4th. Join us 2pm outside Manchester Central Library where we will go for a walk together that maybe, just maybe, will help make the year be...

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December 2025 First Sunday

First Sunday, This Sunday and its going to be grand Dear friends, comrades and loiterers It’s First Sunday, this Sunday, and time once again to wander together. It’s the last loiter of the year, and I am delighted that exemplary loiterer Will will be...

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November 2025 First Sunday and beyond

 TL;DR I love loitering! Assemble for Novembers First Sunday 2pm 2nd November at Eccles Tram Stop. And please write a review or spread the word about The Feminist Art of Walking if you can, thanks. Dear friends and loiterers It’s First Sunday, this S...

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October 2025 First Sunday

Dear friends and loiterers Its First Sunday this Sunday and, as I may have mentioned, its going to be a special one to celebrate the publication of my first book The Feminist Art of Walking. Because psychogeography is time travel the book isn’t offici...

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The Feminist Art of Walking Tour

Hello everyone I'm delighted to share the full details for The Feminist Art of Walking Tour. More information about the book, and pre-otders, available here: https://www.plutobooks.com/product/the-feminist-art-of-walking/ Eagle Inn Salford Sunday 5th...

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August 2025 First Sunday

Dear friends and fellow loiterers Its First Sunday, This Sunday and so time to loiter together. A few folk have been in touch with ideas for starting points which were all quite close together so I’ve merged them a bit and hope this is pleasing. We’l...

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The Feminsit Art of Walking and October 2025 First Sunday

Dear Loiterers I am thrilled to share that October's loiter will be a very special one, and I would love to see you there We will go for a wander starting at 2pm (start point tbc) but I know where we will be finishing - The Eagle Inn in Salford for th...

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June 2025 First Sunday

Dear loiterers Its First Sunday this Sunday and so time for us to wander together once again. The LRM will be gathering on Sunday June 1st at 2pm outside The Peoples History Museum, corner of Left Bank and Bridge Street M3 3ER.  We will go for a comm...

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May 2025: A First Sunday Special

Crab and Bee (Helen Billinghurst and Phil Smith) are joining us as part of their book tour celebrating the launch of Crab and Bee’s Matter of Britain Here’s the plan: Join us 2pm Sunday May 4th outside The Ascension Church, Stretford Road, Hulme.  Cra...

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April 2025 – First Sunday, Night Walks and More

Dear friends and loiterers I hope the sprunging of Spring is bringing some joy and comfort to you in these strange times. It’s First Sunday, this Sunday, and we will walk, talk, question, dream and play together as we always do at this time of the mon...

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April 2025 – news and poll

  Hello everyone   Thanks to all who joined the torchlit walk with Dan, I thought it was truly magical. There was some chat about Aprils First Sunday and I promised a poll…   Several folk will be at the Weird Weekend North in Rixton, and public tran...

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March 2025 First Sunday: Lighting Up The Loiter

Dear friends and loiterers Its First Sunday, next Sunday 2nd March and I’m letting you know early because we have an unusually late start for a particularly intriguing loiter which combines two recent strands of wandering. This month’s guest loiterer...

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February 2025 First Sunday: Trying Again

Dear friends It’s First Sunday, This Sunday and I am delighted; I really missed folk last month, although huge thanks to those who joined via whatsapp  I propose we start the year again and do something I think unprecedented: Same time, same place, j...

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January 2025 First Sunday: not in person

Dear friends and comrades in loitering With a heavy heart and much regret I’m cancelling today’s in person meet-up. I’m heeding travel warnings and also looking out of the window with some alarm and I simply don’t want to put anyone (including me) at ...

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January 2025 First Sunday

UPDATE on Sundays wander: The weather forecast is pretty grim at the moment, and various local routes are closed due to flooding or snow. Hopefully this will be cleared by Sunday, and I will do everything I can to be there 2pm at the Corn Exchange. ...

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stefaanvanbiesen

The website of Stefaan Van Biesen presents a comprehensive overview of his work as an artist and researcher, with a particular emphasis on walking as an artistic and investigatory practice. It features examples of his projects that intersect art, cultural geography, and performative walking, exploring spatial narratives and urban experiences through site-specific interventions. The content highlights key exhibitions, collaborations, and publications that reflect his interest in how movement and place-making contribute to cultural understanding. The site also documents Van Biesen’s approach to walking art as a tool for engaging with landscapes and social contexts, often merging personal reflection with broader socio-political themes. It includes visual materials such as photographs, videos, and maps that accompany his written explorations, providing insight into his methodologies and conceptual frameworks. Overall, the website situates Stefaan Van Biesen within the contemporary discourse on walking as a mode of critical inquiry and creative expression in cultural geography and art.


slew

A short walk or stroll, as in “I’ll take a slew around the harbour before going to bed.” from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (University of Toronto Press, 1982).

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