Every Step of the Way

Last few days of the wonderful Every Step of the Way exhibition at The Arc in Winchester before it moves to the next venue, The Weald and Downland Living Museum near Chichester.

The exhibition articulates, through art, the experience of walking the 100 mile South Downs way, long distance trail, over the spectacular South Downs from Eastbourne to Winchester.

From ditchling beacon, watercolour, 101 x 152cm

‘From Ditchling Beacon’ 101cm x 152cm, is one of a series of large, immersive watercolours I created for the project, depicting the view from the highest point of the 100 mile walk as it stretches towards Lewes and the English Channel beyond.

The show questions what landscapes mean to us. For my part it is the joyful uplifting feeling of moving through the landscape and observing the human imprint of the pathways dissecting the hills and valleys. Pathways become visual lines, describing the topography and worn into place by myriad feet across many centuries. Walking these paths grounds me into time as well as place.

I am one of 33 contemporary artists articulating the experience of walking the Way through the lens of my creative practice. We are:

Jonathan Barrett Danes / Ruth Barrett Danes / Iain Biggs /Robert Brooks / Andrew Carnie / Tim Craven / Jon Edgar / Ben Edge / Alex Faulkner ? Stephanie Fawbert / Paul Finn / Mark & Rebecca Ford / Jeremy Gardiner / Anita Gellatly / The Baron Gilvan / Helena Hines / Simon Hitchens / Sarah Hughes & daniel Pateman / Rachel Johnston / Judith Jones / Frances Knight / Neeta Madahar / Fiona McIntyre / Flora McLachlan / auł newman / Piers Otte / Howard Phipps / Deborah richards / Tiffany Robinson / Vanessa Rolf / Melanie Rose / Harriet Tarlo /Jonathon Thompson

The show runs to the 16th July - 9.30 - 5pm, Monday to Saturday, 11am - 5pm, Sunday.

The Arc, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8SB