Operating at the intersection of fine art walking practice, psychogeography, critical animal studies and ecology, the practice of Deep Canine Topography seeks to reframe the humble act of the ‘walkies’ as a co-authored act of ‘making’ or ‘performing’ together.
As part of the practice based element of my PhD thesis, Deep Canine Topography, A Year with The Meadows offers a dog's eye view of an unfolding, edge-land landscape.
Aylestone Meadows is an 8.8-hectare Local Nature Reserve in Leicester. It is owned and managed by Leicester City Council. It is Leicester's largest nature reserve situated on the floodplains of the River Soar and River Biam along with several locks of the Grand Union Canal. In this fractured, immersive film, this edge-land space is explored through the methodology of Deep Canine Topography, following a 12 month, site-specific exploration from the canine POV. Viewers are invited to navigate through a 30 min film.
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Clicking on the round MAP circle will take you to the central exposition of my PhD: Deep Canine Topography.