Stills from Steps Map Animation
This project began as a response to a one day mapping project. I wanted to map an activity that is in one sense mindless but in another mindful. I began by mapping the number of steps I walk during the day. The act of walking is mindless - it serves the purpose of getting you from one destination to another but in that time your mind is active, whirring and thinking away. I decided to explore similar themes within these apparently different activities particularly the concept of transcience. What kind of mark do we leave on our environment and how long does it last? I believe the mark we leave as we walk is semi-permanent and fades over time - each steps is a ghost on the landscape that gradually fades away. I decided to animate my steps in the way I mapped them and turn the number of steps I took in the direction I physically turned.
