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.
Most recent articles
From Birmingham to Knighton: Why Community Matters More Than Ever
Dan Carins A few weeks after moving from Birmingham to Knighton in Powys, my son and I walked from the town to neighbouring Presteigne and back along the Offa’s Dyke Path. In the mist and drizzle of the morning, the ancient earthwork guided our steps as we crossed fields and old drovers’ lanes as it […]
Walk Report: Summer Solstice Erratic Stone Circle
To celebrate the Summer Solstice we walked a new stone circle into existence. The West Midlands may not be as blessed with megalithic monuments as other parts of the country but we DO have an abundance of another type of ancient rock: the glacial erratics which travelled here from North Wales on an ice sheet. […]
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Place-making and the Rivers of Lewisham: Podcasts and Report Launch
Join urban sociologists Dr Emma Jackson and Dr Louise Rondel to celebrate the launch of the Place-making and the Rivers of Lewisham podcasts and project report, hosted by the Centre for Urban and Community Research (Goldsmiths). As part of this event, you are invited to join us to walk along two stretches of Lewisham’s rivers, from Lower
• Marches
With Marches, commissioned by Artangel Inter- action in February 2008, Lawrence Abu Hamdan set out to explore the auditory perception of the built environment using the ephemeral and intangible nature of sound to re- imagine our architectural surroundings and daily spatial practices. These choreo- graphed marches saw ten participants navigate two planned passages through the urban
Walking Stumbling Limping Falling: A conversation
An email conversation between a noted poet.walker and a noted performance walker about being temporarily prevented from walking ‘normally’ by illness/surgery. Their reflections cover cultural perceptions and personal values associated with walking, personal anecdotes, philosophical reflection, practices for daily-life and an alphabet of falling.
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