C’est parti
Before the moment of meeting in Prespa. Monday July 3d the International Walking Arts Encounters in Prespa begins, but actually it has already begun. About 100 participants arrived on Saturday or Sunday, coming from all corners of the earth, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, the Caribbean, Mexico, US, Canada. And 100 more expected in the coming days.
The fact that Prespa is a place at borders gives it a feel of being in between. Even more it is a place that is hard to reach, remote, with few roads and no public transport. Literally a place that can not be reached.
Participating in the Walking Encounters in Prespa is more than going somewhere specific, it is being there even before arriving, it is about being together before actually being in a specific place.
Soazic Guezennec, told me that she and 10 other participants, many of them not knowing each other before, already made arrangements to travel together from Thessaloniki to Prespa, by the same busses and sharing taxis. And this group was not alone in this initiative. The encounters starts already before the encounters, and being in Prespa starts already when stepping out of your door, it is a continuous journey.
Not only the overwhelming landscape, but the spirit of Prespa makes this event unique, it is about walking together, what is happening in between, what relates the participants to each other and the place, giving space to what is not there yet, much more than about practices and research that are shared.
And so begins a week long Walking Arts Encounters, even before it begins. WLC is part of it with Andrew and myself being there, and bringing a taste of Prespa to you all in a walk listen cafe on Tuesday July 4th. Live from Prespa, we are joined by Greek artists Aimilia Siafarika and Iro Grigoriadi to dive into a conversation about “Walking Visions”, the topic of the Preoa Walking Encounters 2023. The artists will be joined in discussion with the coordinators, the artistic committee and participants of the Prespa Encounters.
https://walklistencreate.org/walkingevent/walking-visions/
See you there!
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An audio essay about soundwalking for Walking Encounters 2023 in Prespa Keep reading
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“Circling for Tomorrows”. Walking score by lerjentours. Agency for Walking Culture (Switzerland, 2023):
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Upcoming events
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04 Jul · Tue · 18:00 (UTC)
· Online
Live from Prespa, we are joined by Greek artiists Aimilia Siafarika and Iro Grigoriadi to dive into a conversation about Walking Visions, the topic of the Walking E... Keep reading
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05 Jul · Wed · 23:00 (UTC)
· Online
This walking and writing practice is available online any time, and in person on July 5, 2023 at 5pm in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Walk score and full informatio... Keep reading
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06 Jul · Thu · 15:15 (UTC)
· Online
We propose a performative presentation to engage with the audience in an experience of walking while sitting and listening – walk down memory-lane – sharing the spa... Keep reading
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7 - 9 Jul, 2023
· Rawdon Road, Moira, Swadlincote, UK
Join composer and sound artist Alice Boyd on a walk through Feanedock, exploring the sounds of the National Forest. From birdsong to underwater insects, to plants p... Keep reading
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7 Jul, 2023 · All day
· British Library, Euston Road, London, UK
Presented in partnership with Bath Spa University, MIX 2023 is an opportunity for scholars and practitioners to come together to share current research and practice... Keep reading
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09 Jul · Sun · 10:00 (UTC)
· Castle Road, Nottingham, UK
Join for a drift around the city, walking and talking together and exploring wherever the mood takes us! Keep reading
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14 - 16 Jul, 2023
· Trinity College, Bristol BS9 1LE, UK
Flash Fiction Festival UK, 14th-16th July, 2023 will be the fifth in-person literary festival entirely dedicated to flash fiction sponsored by Ad Hoc Fiction and Ba... Keep reading
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From our network
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Lethbridge CouleesA summer day's walk down to the river, along the shore to Fort Whoop-Up, up the hill to the museum, and across into downtown, where we must have s... Keep reading
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Day 01 - Caffeinated and 1.2 km drawing. Dog days and 2.1 km drawing. Keep reading
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If you’re in the region, I hope you’ll join me for the first ever display of all five of my Value Studies pieces on view together in the Riverview Gallery. There wi... Keep reading
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Day 1179 - Reflection and 6.3 km drawing. Celebrate and 6.4 km drawing. Keep reading
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I hope this invitation is of interest to you. If you can not attend but would like to talk about how creative walking might be useful to your work, or you would lik... Keep reading
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Dear friends, lovers and loiterers
It’s First Sunday, this Sunday and time for a bit of convivial, critical, creative walking.
I’m delighted we are continuing to ... Keep reading
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Stuff we found
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Shinya Ide and Shion Ito walk alpacas Akane and Satsuki in the early morning in Tokyo. The couple operate an indoor petting zoo, Alpaca Land. The woolly natives of ... Keep reading
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WHAT DO WE WANT FROM STATUES IN OUR PUBLIC SPACE..? History is not set in stone, so why should statues be? Holding the Flame is an AR-Statue that breaths & speaks, ... Keep reading
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