Walking a Circle on Hoy (Along a Four Day Walk, Orkney)
Richard Long, 1992
Richard Long has used walking as a medium in his work since he created A Line Made by Walking in 1967 while he was still a student.
Long records and meditates on his walks in the form of maps, photographs, mud paintings, texts and sculptures. Walking a Circle on Hoy is a record of a walk that he took on the Orkney island of Hoy in 1992. Hoy is the only wilderness area in Orkney, and this record of a four-day walk there reflects the monumental scale of the landscape.
Walking a Circle on Hoy joins the strong collection of modern and contemporary art at the Pier Arts Centre, which hosted Long during the residency in which he made the work.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Walking a Circle on Hoy (Along a Four Day Walk, Orkney), 1992
Date supported
2025
Medium and material
Survey map on card with chalk and graphite
Dimensions
80.6 x 111.1cm
Grant
5,000
Total cost
5,913
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