Hamish Fulton

One of the most innovative and interesting characters to make a place for himself in the 1960s British art scene, Hamish Fulton developed a personal art form based on walking. Through photographs and texts, colors and words, this artists's book represents the space and time covered by Fulton during a 43-day coast-to-coast walk. On the pavements, roads, and paths of Portugal, Spain, the Basque Region, the Pyrenees, and France, Fulton trod a trail that started at the mouth of the Douro river show more in Porto and ended at the delta of the river Ebro in Catalonia. show less

This book artfully documents “a twenty day walking journey from Dumdre to Leder in Manang and back to Pokhara by way of Khudi”. The pages are filled with bright red line drawings of symbols and the outlines of mountains, trees, and energies. Each drawing is accompanied by a brief phrase that describes its inspiration.

A 20 Day Walking Journey from Dolalghat following the Trail to the Everest Icefall. Post Monsoon Season, Nepal, 1975.

Typographic cover with a little decorative frieze. Artist’s book illustrated with 27 black and white
photographic images; 1 of these is double page printed. Text and images by Hamish Fulton. Edition size
unknown.
Bibliography: Bury 2015: pag. 187; Lailach 2005: pag. 119; Moeglin Delcroix 2011: pag. 428