The Ragged Map

The Ragged Map

7 Paths to the Sea 7 vertical strip maps, each 3m tall, hang from ceiling to floor in a shop window marked ’31’, filling the entire shop frontage with a web of hand-drawn pencil lines depicting local roads and footpaths. On each of the 7 strips, a single...
Southwark: The 12 Candles

Southwark: The 12 Candles

These 12 handmade candles, as in medieval times, are the same height as the people they represent. In the 12th century, after measuring a person from head to toe with a piece of string – ‘Measuring to the Saint’ – using the string as the wick, monks...
Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

Finding each other again in the Paradise of free souls Lent Art Installation 2020 at Southwark Cathedral Part of Becket 2020 850 years ago Thomas Becket gave his last sermon at Southwark Cathedral, then set off on his horse back to Canterbury. The route he took later...
Lockdown: Medieval & Modern Journeys: St Illtuds

Lockdown: Medieval & Modern Journeys: St Illtuds

EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan Heritage Coast  Tuesday 8th October 2019 –  indefinitely 2020 St Thomas Way is a modern pilgrimage trail inspired by a medieval story....
Medieval & Modern Journeys: Ewenny Priory

Medieval & Modern Journeys: Ewenny Priory

ART IN SOUTH WALES – EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in Ewenny Priory – Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Parish of Glamorgan Heritage Coast Art in Ewenny Priory –  Saturday 30th June 2019 – 17 August...
Medieval & Modern Journeys: Newport Cathedral

Medieval & Modern Journeys: Newport Cathedral

ART IN NEWPORT – EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in Newport Cathedral of St. Woolos, King & Confessor Art in Newport Cathedral – Thursday 16th May 2019 – Sunday 30th June 2019 The St Thomas Way St Thomas...
The Map of Mundi

The Map of Mundi

The Map of Mundi Exhibition Late in 2018, I was invited to bring the St Thomas Way touring exhibition away from the Welsh heritage trail and much closer to home – to Lighthouse Poole’s Centre for the Arts. This would be the first time that this work had...
Medieval & Modern Journeys: Llantwit Major

Medieval & Modern Journeys: Llantwit Major

EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in St Illtud’s Church, Llantwit Major, Glamorgan Heritage Coast  Tuesday 16th October 2018 – Wednesday 9th January 2019 “Measuring to the Saint” St Thomas Way is a modern pilgrimage trail...
Medieval & Modern Journeys: Swansea

Medieval & Modern Journeys: Swansea

EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys in The Holy Trinity Chapel of St Mary’s Church, Swansea  4th September – 16 October 2018 “Measuring to the Saint” St Thomas Way is a modern pilgrimage trail inspired by the medieval story...
Medieval and Modern Journeys: Abergavenny

Medieval and Modern Journeys: Abergavenny

EXHIBITION: Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval and Modern Journeys at St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny Wednesday 15th August – Monday 3rd September 2018 “Measuring to the Saint” St Thomas Way is a modern pilgrimage trail inspired by the medieval...
Culture+ Contemporary Dorset Makers

Culture+ Contemporary Dorset Makers

Interview by Laura Mulhearn of Culture+ for the Contemporary Dorset Makers series – a film by Matt Austin What projects are you working on now? I’ve been exploring medieval ideas, making artwork in response and running a series of public engagement workshops for...
Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval & Modern Journeys

Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval & Modern Journeys

St Thomas Way ‘Re-Making Maps of the Mind: Medieval & Modern Journeys’ This exhibition accompanies the launch of the new heritage trail on the Welsh-English borders, St Thomas Way. Artist Michelle Rumney has been visiting places along the St Thomas Way...