Clare Qualmann and Claire Hind

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12th August 2020

Ways to Wander: creative walking as adventure

Ways to Wander, edited by artists Clare Qualmann and Claire Hind, is a collection of 54 ideas for walking creatively from artists involved with the Walking Artists Network and beyond. Sam spoke with Clare and Claire to learn more about radical walking.

12th August 2020

Ways to Wander: creative walking as adventure

Ways to Wander, edited by artists Clare Qualmann and Claire Hind, is a collection of 54 ideas for walking creatively from artists involved with the Walking Artists Network and beyond. Sam spoke with Clare and Claire to learn more about radical walking.

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Clare Qualmann and Claire Hind

Clare Qualmann and Claire Hind

Clare Qualmann (left) is an artist and researcher working across a wide range of media; from drawing and sculpture to text-works and live art events. Her work often takes the form of walks. Among other projects Clare was a founding member of the Walking Artists Network. She is the co-editor of Ways to Wander, a collection of 54 intriguing ideas for different ways to take a walk. Other projects include walkwalkwalk, Footwork, Perambulator, Spinning Stories and East End Jam. Claire Hind (right) runs the MA in Theatre and Performance at the School of Performance and Media Production at York St John University. Claire has an international performance practice with artist Gary Winters - together they create dream walks, Super 8mm film, live and visual art influenced by cult cinema, dead icons and dark emotional ballads. Their latest project, Astronomical, created during lockdown, charts a route through the city of York across a year. Along with Clare, she is the co-editor of Ways to Wander, a collection of 54 intriguing ideas for different ways to take a walk.