Hamish Fulton

Hamish Fulton is an English artist renowned for his walking-based art practice. He translates these walks into various mediums, such as photography, illustrations, and wall texts.

Biography of Hamish Fulton

Hamish Fulton was born in 1946. He initially enrolled in the art foundation course at Hammersmith College of Art. With guidance from his tutor, David Hall, he gained admission directly into the advanced course at Saint Martin's School of Art in London from 1966 to 1968. The subsequent year, he pursued studies at the Royal College of Art.

During his time at Saint Martin's, he began his exploration of walks, organizing a group walk in 1967. Since 1972, Fulton has dedicated himself exclusively to creating works based on the experience of walks.

Fulton adheres to a "leave no trace" principle during his walks, refraining from collecting materials for gallery display. Instead, he conveys his walking experiences to gallery audiences through a combination of text-based descriptions accompanied by photographs, illustrations, or, more recently, vinyl wall texts. 

In 1994, Fulton ventured into group walks, a departure from his solo practice, while collaborating with Marina Abramović at CCA Kitakyushu. Since then, he has continued to organize numerous group walks.

In 2002, Fulton collaborated with artist Christine Quoiraud on a series of group walks in France. Following their collaboration, Fulton adopted Quoiraud's method of equi-spaced walking for his own group walks.