Exploring the common lands of Herefordshire
I went for an exploratory walk on Bradnor Hill Common with a friend who is also one of the participants, and this is her chosen common. Coffee and biscuits on the highest golf course in the UK with extrordinary views all around. The groundsman and a golfer were very helpful with our questions about the common.
I am a folklorist investigating our place in the world through creative and participatory practices. As an artist maker with a textile sensibility, I craft engagements, events, workshops and year long projects. I have a BA(Hons) Fine Art and MA in Contemporary Dialogues. I am currently writing up the thesis of my research investigating rural place in Herefordshire (UK) with its community through its folkloric heritage and landscapes of common land. I live in Herefordshire and study at Manchester Metropolitan University. I am Australian born to British parents and have lived in both countryside and cities of Britain. Rural conversations and fieldwork with my art collective 'Fold' supports and inspires my thinking. My art practice, Volka Arts, is named after my recent investigation into the now enclosed Volca Common Meadow, a short distance from my home. j.morris@volka-arts.org View all posts by jackiehmorris
Walking the Commons