Walking the Land – First Friday Walk 3rd July

This time following the lead of Deveron Projects up in Huntley Scotland and a walk initiated by international call-out to their Slow Marathon Project. (https://www.deveron-projects.com/events/slow-marathon-2020/)….walk anywhere and record or estimate distance.  The results sent to Deveron and the distances added together to see if collectively and over a period of time, we can circumnavigate the world. In addition, another linked project: ‘Under one Sky’. While out walking, images made of the sky emphasizing that no matter where we are, we are together under one sky. These images are sent to artist Iman Tajik who will then create an art work from all of our skies.

I walked six miles along a route I have enjoyed repeatedly through lockdown. I chose to structure my walk with stopping points based upon boundary crossings – rivers, parish boundaries, field boundaries, property boundaries. I got slightly distracted by a flock of flighty corvids too.

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#WalkingMyOwnFurlough – Wabi-Sabi

It would seem that my fascination in decaying buildings isn’t weird at all – the Japanese have a name for it, Wabi-Sabi. From traditional Japanese Aesthetics, a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection (thank you Katherine Attwell-Griffiths for this heads up). I’m not sure why I’m surprised after all they have a word for my book addiction, Tsundoku. So you will have to forgive me for my wabi-sabi too.

During my furlough walking I have become ‘aesthetically’ drawn to several derelict buildings in the countryside near my village. The dilapidation of one group of buildings is particularly appealing – two semi detached houses and some barns. I have posted some bits already but this is in danger of becoming a project. There was me thinking that the canal remnants would be my next ‘thing’.