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Author Archives: karenrann
Lewis (contours and bench marks)
In every sense, the next journey is into unknown territory. I feel confident discussing early uses of isobaths, even the life and times of Charles Hutton, but after him, the story of contours emergence onto maps takes place variously in: … Continue reading
Slow Mountain
What do you require to be ‘in the mountains’? Fit? have the right kit? A ‘type’ perhaps comes to mind: Gore-Tex clad, wire-sprung legs, map as necklace, nose pointed firmly at a summit. It’s a stereo-type that we saw quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Artlink Central, Charles Hutton, John Muir, John Muir Trust, Lek, Nan Shepherd, Schiehallion, Walking, Yurt
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Time (and a ‘second fiddle’ post)
Mostly this blog concerns itself with space, place and their representations on maps, ‘time’ plays second fiddle. But the Lines of Attraction mini-fest contained so many time distortions I thought they deserved unpacking. Without a watch and with no phone … Continue reading
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Tagged Altitude, Carlo Rovelli, Jon Plunkett, Lines of Attraction, Nevil Maskelyne, Schiehallion, Surveyor, The Yellow London Lady, Time
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Companionship, Place and the Contour Walk
“What apps do you use?” We’re on the first steep climb to reach the 700m altitude of our Contour Walk on Schiehallion, a mountain that can descend into cloud at the drop of a hat, so to have navigation tools … Continue reading
Three Maps
In an age where maps are created without touching the land, a satellite’s orbit will suffice, here are three maps (with 3,000 years between oldest and youngest) each made through being and walking on and around Schiehallion. Two artists, both with … Continue reading
Lines within Lines
Yesterday I was working with primary school children creating conceptual art. Our long drawings of ‘lines within lines’ sprang from an investigation of the ‘endless’ lines we could see on a map: the rivers, roads and pylon cables tracking across … Continue reading
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Tagged Breadalbane Academy, Conceptual Art, Contour Lines, Drawing, John Muir Trust, Maps, Schiehallion, Walking
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The Fiddle
Musical instruments have insect-like ‘life-cycles’, sheathed in hard-casing they’re dormant most of the time, then burst into life when picked up and played. And they can ‘live’ 100’s of years. “The Yellow London Lady” – gifted to Duncan Robertson in … Continue reading
Lines of Attraction
‘The Lines of Attraction’ Schiehallion mini-festival is fast approaching. The exhibition opens next Wednesday (in Pitlochry). Places on the contour walk booked up fast but there are plenty other opportunities to visit. We will be ‘at home’ (at yurt?) at … Continue reading
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Tagged Alec Finlay, Artlink Central, Black Grouse, Contour Lines, John Muir Trust, Ken Cockburn, Lek, Schiehallion, Walking, Yurt
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Walks and Talks on Schiehallion
Thrilled to announce – with the support of Creative Scotland – we are organising a mini-festival on and around Schiehallion from the 19th of April with The Great Lines exhibition on show at the Alan Reece Gallery, Pitlochry throughout. ‘We’ … Continue reading
Places Past and Present
Why be ‘against’ drawing contour lines on maps? Tucked deep in the shelves of the Lit and Phil is an 1856 report, or ‘minutes of evidence’, where eminent engineers of the day weigh-in, for and against, the contour line. It’s … Continue reading
The Great Lines 