Brief: We wanted to 'trace' two different cities that were in immediate proximity to one another, and gather what one might call the "spatial opinion" of a place. Morecambe on the seafront, and Lancaster inland were two neighboring cities with very different socio-economic sensibilities about them. We invited locals from each place to take us on a walk to a favorite spot, or to a place that was of significant to them. We traced the walks using the gps device and registered the lines of where we went electronically. The lines themselves we interpreted as being significant to the movement of people in a place. They also became a literal profiles or portraits of a lived environment. The lines in Morecambe most often traced the sea-front and were quite linear; the Lancaster lines went in circles and were almost labyrinthine.

left: back of screens, detail of routes; right: Installation view from above