RCA Visual Communication Students respond to CHALKUP21
CHALKUP21
On Sunday 26th October ’17, a handful of RCA Visual Communication students (Zhongfu Su, Emma Harry, Tae Ho Kim and Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu) were taken along a section of CHALKUP21 by Jamie Jenkinson (whose research walk is documented here), in which they chose to walk from Deal through to Dover. The students and Jenkinson made response to the walk through drawings, photographs and videos as they went. Below is a selection of the material they made, beginning in a wet and windy Deal, into glorious sunshine as they approached the lights of Dover.
Sound of Tide 05, Tae Ho Kim
White House by the Sea, Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu
Pebble Beach, Jamie Jenkinson
Experimental Linked, Tae Ho Kim
From Deal to Dover, Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu
Seaweed, Emma Harry
Flint, Emma Harry
Fluorescent Jogger, Jamie Jenkinson
Photo credit, Emma Harry
On the Way to Dover, Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu
Dover Chalk Drawings, Emma Harry
left to right:
Natural Textures, Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu
On-the-spot Landscape Drawing, Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu
Dover Harbour in the Distance, Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu
Photography and Drawing, Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu
Light and Exposure 01, Tae Ho Kim
IMG_1352, Zhongfu Su
Photo credit, Emma Harry
Photo credit, Emma Harry
Photo credit, Emma Harry
Final statement from Nick Shih-Hsien Hsu:
To me, it was definitely an unforgettable tour which explored the beauty of the British landscape by walking from Deal to Dover. The journey started from the sound of the waves crashing against the pebble beach, then headed for the splendid white cliff in the distance. While I was walking on the path of the white cliff, the smell of the grass and the sound of wind soon reminded me about my memory of going mountain climbing this summer with friends. It seemed like standing at a transmitting point, once the trigger was pulled, the flashback soon transported me back to the depth of my previous beautifully imprinted memories, causing a specific sense of ‘Place Lag’. I appreciated this amazing walking tour and decided to discover more sensational celebrations based on the relationship among landscapes, people and memories.
Many thanks to South Eastern for their help with this activity.
