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Political Topography

Nina Felshin discusses her trajectory as a curator and activist, examining the works of a handful of relevant walking artists.

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Political topography

“Political Topography” calls to mind expressions such as “political landscape”, ;“political climate”, and “the lay of the land”. It suggests the way in which the language of nature is used metaphorically to characterize or analyze a current cultural or political state of affairs. Join us for a discussion with curator and activist Nina Felshin exploring this fascinating topic.

Nina Felshin Babak Fakhamzadeh
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Francis Alÿs – The Green Line

Alÿs strolled through what he referred to as the typical city of conflict. His route somehow followed the village in Jerusalem of the ceasefire demarcation line1 separating Palestinian and Israeli communities since the end of the 1948 Israel War of Independence.

Francis Alÿs
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HighWaterLine

During the summer of 2007, I walked, chalked and marked almost 70 miles of coastline. As I was out in the public creating the work, I had a chance to engage in conversations about climate change and its potential impacts.

Eve Mosher
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America’s largest slave revolt brought back to life

Performance artist Dread Scott recreates the the largely untold story of the 1811 slave rebellion in southern Louisiana.

Dread Scott
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Documenting walking art – next steps

BY INVITATION ONLY - Spanish language event with guests including Ernesto Pujol hosted by Clara Gari discussing how to document walking art.

Clara Gari Ernesto Pujol
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Walktober- celebrating walking art with the Marŝarto Awards

A lively discussion with the shortlisters of the Marŝarto Award for walking art to mark the start of Walktober!

Geert Vermeire Babak Fakhamzadeh +9
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Australian Walking Artists Online Gathering

Sharne Wolff, arts journalist, writer and co-curator of the exhibition, ‘From Here to There: Australian Art and Walking,‘ held at the Lismore Regional Gallery in 2018, has generously agreed to share some of her experiences curating the exhibition at our meeting. 

Molly Wagner
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A Place to Return to

A 365 day walk around the whole of Britain, which connected with walking artists along the way.

Daniella Turbin

vamp

To walk or tramp, as in “I’m going to vamp on home soon.” from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English (University of Toronto Press, 1982).

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