walk 23: blackfriars bridge to millennium bridge

Northside | Start: 18:20 | End: 19:17 | Duration: 57 mins

This piece was made by walking a specific circular route from Blackfriars Bridge to the Millennium Bridge and then returning to the start.

Here, the walker picked up items as she walked the first half of the route, noting the exact location and time, and then placed them on the ground during the second half in parallel locations and times.

The walk was undertaken around dusk, as the sun began to set, to capture the moment day turned to evening. Following the basic shape of a rectangle – two edges of the river and two bridges – this walk used natural and man-made materials (such as a plastic fork, street signs, flowers and a twig) to subtly adjust the features of the landscape.

Walking became a creative act, became an exercise in marking place, time and distance through objects found and then relocated en route before being presented online, as seen here.

: 18:24 FOUND: Black fork with three prongs, face down on Blackfriars Bridge

: 19:17 RELOCATED: Black fork

: 18:29 FOUND: Love Heart painted in white on Blackfriars Bridge

: 19:15 RELOCATED: Love heart by Blackfriars Bridge, reflected in mirror, northside

: 18:31 FOUND: A leaf, along the river southside, by a bench surrounded by litter and other abandoned items

: 19:14 RELOCATED: Leaf along the river towards Blackfriars Bridge, northside

: 18:36 FOUND: Bridget Riley Parallel Lines on Southwark Street, underneath the railway arches. Seen from across the road.

: 19:08 RELOCATED: Parallel Lines along the river towards Blackfriars Bridge, northside

: 18:37 FOUND: Forbidden Planet science fiction, fantasy and cult entertainment retailer leaflet display box, Southwark Street. One leaflet exposed at the bottom, damp from the rain