Walks

Art and walking blog of contemporary artist Chris Page

Fortunes Rocks Moments I–VIII 10.12.2015

This was the configuration when this piece was exhibited in Moment by Moment.

Williamstown Storm Walk 07.19.2015

The initial walk was taken on July 19, 2015 on the grounds of the Clark Art Institute. it was planned as a public art walk. An incoming thunderstorm forced walk to be executed quickly. The two photographic sets below represent different aspects of the walk. The first set is before the rain as the storm approached. The second is just as the rain became heavy.

 

Rain Dyptych



Every Twenty Steps 5.26.2015

Stopping every twenty steps to take a photograph over a one mile walk at the Fort River Trail in Hadley MA, May 26, 2015.

Returning to Blue o4.15.2015

While walking on April 15.2015 at Wentworth Farm Conservation Area I kept returning my attention to the predominantly cloudless sky for over an hour between 5:35 to 6:40pm. This group of twenty eight photographs documents this walk  (shown below the installation photograph) . 

This work was installed as part of the Sky Walk show in the summer of 2015.

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Twenty Four Moments 10.15.2014 1:31–1:46pm

Fifteen minutes of watching clouds pass by the sun using my camera as a shield to protect my eyes on October 15, 2014 at Wentworth Farm in Amherst MA.

Cloud Be Gone—Wentworth 05.19.2014

Watching a cloud disappear over six minutes from 10:20–10:26am while walking Wentworth Conservation Area on May 19, 2014.

 

Walking on the Dike in Hadley, MA 09.25.2013

Walking along the dike from the intersection of Cross Path and Cemetery Road to the Connecticut River and back in Hadley, MA on September 25, 2013 from 5:41–6:53PM.

One Hour Walk 10.01.2013

This is the first "Sky Walk" where holding attention for a specific duration constitutes the work.