Conversations From a Log

A year-long collaborative project with Ruth Broadbent, a fellow Walking the Land artist.

Ruth and I first met in March 2023 on a First Friday Walk, after we had been working together at a distance for many months. We had been sitting on logs in our own locations, writing letters to each other about the nature of collaboration, and other matters. Then we photographed the logs and letters and messaged them to each other via WhatsApp. This was during one of the Covid 19 lockdowns in 2022.

Later, when restrictions lifted, we walked and made maps and sound work together while on residency in Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire in March 2023. Finally, the work was exhibited at Convergence|Divergence in April 2023 in Pitchcombe in the Cotswolds, England.

Ruth Broadbent and Tamsin Grainger on a First Friday Walk, Cotswolds, England 2023
It was cold and wet walking on the stunning Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, England 2023
Stone mapping: cup and ring marks on ancient rock, Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, England
Stitched and overlaid maps of walks taken on Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire. March 2023

Ruth’s blog is here.