COLLISION & CONFLICT
PROJECT OUTLINE
Collision & Conflict will be a geolocated sound walk through the Northumberland Cumbria landscape. The walk will travel along Hadrian’s Wall National Trail taking Thirlwall Castle, Green Croft On The Wall, the pronounced ditch at Gilsland, preserved milecastle at Poltross Burn, 914m stretch of wall at Willowford and to roman bridge remains beside the River Irthing leading to Birdoswald Roman Fort.
Often called the Borderlands or Forgotten Lands, the area is wild, bleak, beautiful, and unforgiving. Conflict over boundaries have dominated the history of the area, leaving scars present on the landscape. Thirlwall Castle is where the barbarians ‘thirled’, or threw down part of the wall, during a raid in Roman times. Romans were replaced with Reivers, with Gilsland at the centre of conflict and raids between Reiver families. Conflict continues in contemporary rural Britain with contested views on what land should be used for; production, consumption, preservation, diversification.
ARTIST OPEN CALL FOR PROPOSALS
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ACCESS
Provision for people with physical disabilities
More information coming soon on our Online 360° location and Sound Experience, accessible to those not able to access the landscape.
Provision for visually impaired people
Collision and Conflict uses the Echoes app, downloaded onto your mobile device and listened to with headphones.
A programme of artists, their biographies and descriptions of their work is available to download.
Where speech has been used, a full text transcripts are available to download.
If you would like to bring your assistance dog with you, there are styles on the path.
Water stops are available at Walltown Country Park and Green Croft. Be mindful of the Countryside Code as you will be walking through fields with sheep and cattle and their young.
Provision for deaf and hearing impaired people
Collision and Conflict uses the Echoes app, downloaded onto your mobile device and listened to with headphones. People with hearing impairments are able to use their own preferred headphones or listeners with their own mobile devices.
Provision for people neurodivergent
A programme of artists, their biographies and descriptions of their work is available to download before your visit.
Where speech has been used, transcripts are available to download and print before your visit.
More information coming soon on our Online 360° location and Sound Experience, to help prepare you for your visit.