Slow Walk to Nowhere I (Art Gallery of Guelph Link)
Join us for the first of two experimental walking events led by artist Dawn Matheson, part of the Walking as Remapping series. A Slow Walk to Nowhere invites participants to gently rebel against the demands of speed, productivity, and destination by following internal cues. Grounded in the body and guided by intuition, this simple creative walk offers a space to reflect on movement as an act of resistance—where the journey, not the arrival, becomes the point. Inspired by Rebecca Solnit’s Wanderlust, Matheson sees walking as a deliberate and embodied act of remapping—subtle, sensorial, and deeply human.
Beginning at the Art Gallery of Guelph, each participant will receive a brief set of instructions and a loose hypothesis to explore. Then, in solitude, walkers or rollers will depart from the gallery using only their senses to guide them (especially their sense of wonder) in any direction for 20 minutes, listening to their own rhythms and surroundings. They will return to AGG to share observations and reflections in a short group conversation.
Open to all. Dress for the weather, bring a phone or timekeeping device if possible, and come ready to wander!
Slow Walk to Nowhere II: The Green Path
Join us for the second in a two-part series of experimental walking programs led by artist Dawn Matheson, presented in the context of the exhibition 155,578. Slow Walk to Nowhere Part II: The Green Path invites participants to engage in a walk guided not by intention or destination, but by the world around them. Set in the University of Guelph Arboretum, each walker will follow only external cues—a bird call, a shifting breeze, the direction of a falling leaf, a scent on the wind, or the orientation of a branch. These subtle signs become wayfinders in a slow drift shaped by the natural world.
