After identifying his own centre of the Blackdowns, Simon completed eight ‘escapes’ on foot, each following a point on the compass, between the shortest and longest days of the year. The routes were planned using mapping software and recorded using a hand held GPS. The resulting body of work is a collection of drawings and photographs that combine spatial and time-based statistical data with emotional responses to the landscape.
Date_ 2006/7
Exhibition_New Eyes (group show)
Venues_Brewhouse Theatre & Art Centre, Taunton, Somerset UK; Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton, Devon UK; Barn Gallery, Chard, Somerset UK; The Meeting House, Ilchester, Somerset, UK.
Funders & Partners_ Arts Council England, DEFRA, Leader+, SAW, Blackdown Hills AONB