In October 2016 I am planning my next visit to the Isles of Scilly; an archipelago 28 miles off the South-western point of Cornwall's peninsula. Only five of the islands are inhabited, St. Mary's, St. Martin's, Tresco, Brysher and St.Agnes. The smaller islands are now abandoned; left for the wildlife to inhabit.
Artist Edward Crumpton continues his exploration of walking by visiting twelve islands off the British coastline to bring him closer to the elements of nature, study the geological formation and erosion of each island and investigate the essence of how and why humans inhabit remote places. The islands Edward will be visiting are governed by the mainland and ...
Private View: Fri 11th April 2014 (6pm – 8pm) “Journeys are the midwives of thought” – Alain de Botton, The Art of Travel White Moose Gallery, Barnstaple and 44AD, Bath, present Edward Crumpton’s major new solo show, Midwives of Thought, being held at the 44AD gallery in Bath. Midwives of Thought showcases a collection of Edward’s responses to walks and journeys ...