t i t l e : distance made good: flow lines

i n s t a l l e d aa t : Folly Gallery, Lancaster, UK

c r e a t e d aa n d pp r o d u c e d bb y : Jen Hamilton and Jen Southern

t e m p o r a r y i i n s t a l l a t i o n

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c a t a l o g u e e e s s a y: "Walk" by Annie Gerin - - - >

b r i e f : For this work Hamilton and Southern 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. Locals from each place were invited to take the artists on a walk to a favorite spot, or to a place that was of significant to them. These walks were traced using GPS devices. The recorded lines were interpreted as being significant to the movement of people living and working in specific places. The lines in Morecambe most often traced the sea-front and were quite linear; the Lancaster lines went in circles and were almost labyrinthine. They also became a literal profiles or portraits of a lived environment. In the installation, embroidery thread was used to trace the routes.

back of screens, installation detail: routes taken by walkers