“I’m doing this research as an ethical thing, but not just one to do with the pollution of aviation fuel. This journey is also about the ethics of deliberately going slower in an industry that increasingly values speed and productivity.”

In summer 2023 I tested out travelling around Europe for work using an Interrail pass, thanks to an Agility Award from the Arts Council of Ireland.

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I wrote an illustrated essay about my thoughts called Surface Tactics. It was printed and sewn on as a limited edition of 20 copies that were distributed to those who helped me along the way.

Click here to download a copy

An edited version was published in the Visual Artists Ireland Mar/Apr 2024 newsletter.

For tips on slow travel between Dublin and London read notes on the Sail Rail experience.