Last month I collaborated with Joanna Kidney and Philip St John AKA Wicklow Artists Salon to create an event called Salon Afoot. A glorious sunny Saturday in Bray, with the smell of candyfloss and gorse in the air. Silent reflective walking, loose collaborative creative responses, and time to play with materials, all culminating in smiling chats over pints at the Harbour Bar.

Many thanks to Joanna and Philip for asking me to do an event, and for exploring with me what a walking salon might be. And also to Eleanor Philips and all at Signal Arts Centre for hosting us so well and being open to our aim of offering the participants some mild, joyful chaos. Signal is a truly welcoming place.

This was the seventh in the series of structured group walk formats that I’ve been developing as an artistic practice over the past six years. You can read more about them here.

We might get strange looks, and that’s ok. It might feel unsettling for us to walk like this, and that’s ok too.

Photos by Michael Durand.