Walk 2 took place in March 2010 on Margate beach and involved approximately 200 participants invited through artconnexion. The performance consisted of walking atop the low wall encircling the Marine Bathing Pool, a seawater basin measuring 100 × 100 metres. For 90 minutes, participants moved in single file, maintaining an exact one-metre distance from one another and observing complete silence. Very quickly, participants entered what was described as the “ethic of the walk,” a shared commitment in which the success of the work depended on individual responsibility and discipline. Exposed to wind, cold, and rain, the walk demanded sustained physical and mental effort, confronting the body with the elements while fostering heightened perception. As the rhythm of walking settled in, many described entering a trance-like, meditative state in which bodily sensation, environment, and collective movement merged – extending Hamish Fulton’s practice of walking as art into an intense, embodied, and shared experience.

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Based on information provided by the Artconnexion website.