PhD research dedicated to the practice of Walking as Art and Printmaking with a focus on the International Appalachian Trail,

through the Burren College of Art, Ireland

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How may walking as art practice foster collective stewardship with the natural environment?

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Through the integration of walking practices and printmaking, this research extends traditional psychogeographic principles from urban to natural environments, proposing new methodologies for environmental documentation and preservation. Building on traditions from flânerie to land art, the work develops "protection marks" that transform behavioral traces into artistic documentation. This synthesis of movement and mark-making creates frameworks for environmental art practice that foster place attachment and collective stewardship of vulnerable landscapes.