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.
A letter from a log – Tamsin Grainger to Ruth Broadbent. October 2022Log #1 Inverleith Park, EdinburghI didn’t have any fabric with me so I stitched the map of one of our walks on the back of my T-shirtRuth Broadbent and Tamsin Grainger on a First Friday Walk, Cotswolds, England 2023It was cold and wet walking on the stunning Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, England 2023Stone mapping: cup and ring marks on ancient rock, Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, England Woven Words from Log Letters at Convergence|Divergence exhibitionLog Letters on a till roll exhibited at Convergence|Divergence April 2023Stitched and overlaid maps of walks taken on Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire. March 2023
