Hi everyone,

I've recently finished an MA research project that involved the making of, and walking with, some spatially-aware paper pods and thought it might be of interest to the list. Also contains hot air balloons, metal detecting and the Shropshire Way...

Where the Sky Widens: An exploration of slow making and spatially-aware prototypes as methods for considering emotional connections to distant places
You can download a pdf of the writing from: http://npugh.co.uk/blog/where_the_sky_widens_-_the_ma_writing/

Segueing from this to Dillon's question earlier:
My first response was that the email could so easily have been asking about the label of 'Digital Artist'. Something I get a lot, even though it's not something I identify with particularly. Walking probably features in my practice as much as use of digital technology (physical computing, in my case), but it's rarely a label I hear others applying to my work.

I'm much more resistant to being called a Digital Artist than I am to being called a Walking Artist. I'll have to contemplate why...

In both cases I'd rather first introduce my work via its themes rather than the methods - the latter varying on a per project basis according to suitability for the aims.

Hope that feeds into your questions, Dillon.

Thanks,
Nikki

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Subject:	What is a Walking Artist?
Date:	Sat, 8 Aug 2015 21:32:27 -0400
From:	Dillon de Give <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To:	Walking Artists Network <[log in to unmask]>
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Hello all,

I am interested in hearing your ideas around the term "walking artist".

More specifically, I am wondering what you feel is generally implied when the term "walking artist" is invoked. Is it a reference to an artist that states walking to be their primary medium? An artist that uses walking as a method? A slow moving, or thoughtful artist? A creative walker? And furthermore: in what contexts is it useful to use the term "walking artist", and in what contexts is it a hindrance? Does one give up something when one becomes a walking artist? Why have we gravitated towards this particular phraseology?

I am writing from New York City, USA, where the culture of walking art, while growing, does not have the same type of cultural roots as it does in the UK.

Eager to hear your thoughts,

Dillon de Give

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