Boundary Walk 21 – Tracing the Boundary Part Four

In this workshop we explored the micro-boundary with artist Antony Hall, identifying species through macrophotography, collecting samples, learning how to make moss batteries and micro-boundary detectors. The group also created miniature boundary terrariums (sealed self-sufficient ecosystem) to take away with them.

Following on from ‘Tracing the Boundary’ events, we offered this unique opportunity to carefully seek an experiential cross-section following a pre-defined Peak District boundary segment along Bottoms Reservoir, near to the LEC. The live collaboration with Antony, documented this process by collecting samples (microscopic creatures, plants, minerals, sounds) and explored how these things interact within this hypothetical boundary space. 

Part of this session was to manifest this otherwise invisible space, by creating boundary-generating devices: transmitters that feed on the site (using microbial fuel cells embedded within the soil). This workshop was offered as part of Anthony’s micro-commission with ourselves for the GUIDEline project.