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An Artist’s Walk: A Lockdown-Inspired Exploration of Landscape

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The abrupt spatial restrictions of the COVID-19 lockdowns served as the initial catalyst for this moving-image project. Being cut off from the physical environment forced a critical re-examination of my own relationship with the outdoors, prompting a central inquiry: How do the fundamental structures of landscape inform our internal topographies and artistic practice?

As restrictions eased, I began field-recording across the Peak District, documenting micro-interactions with the terrain. The intention was twofold: to map my own somatic re-entry into the landscape and to construct a living archive—a visual point of contact for audiences navigating their own sense of displacement.

The Artist’s Walk functions as a cinematic assemblage of fleeting encounters. Rather than offering conventional, sweeping vistas, the work is constructed from fragmented compositions—transient states of light, chromatic shifts, atmospheric conditions, and tactile surfaces gathered over extended periods. Edited into meditative visual narratives, these films dissect the core phenomena of the natural world: form, kinetic energy, seasonal cycles, symbiotic ecologies, and the enduring material bond between the body and the earth.

Below, you will find The Artist's Walk moving-image series alongside an expansive photographic archive. I invite you to step into the work and experience the journey.