This publication is the result of my time as artist-in-residence at the Reinwardt Academy of the Amsterdam University of the Arts in 2017 and 2018. The intellectual origins of the project predate the artist-in-residence period. In April 2014 Christian and I, both at the time based at the University of Cape Town, visited South Africa’s Cederberg area, well known for its rock art, with Colombian archaeologist Cristóbal Gnecco and Swedish historian of ideas Mikela Lundahl. During this get-together, the project’s three lines of inquiry were articulated: namely, 1) exploring the intersection between conventional scholarship and forms of artistic research and practice; 2) using walking as a methodology to engage landscapes and histories; 3) rethinking time, materiality, and memory. Project funding for the Table Mountain Walking Seminar has come from the Amsterdam University of Arts, the University of Gothenburg, Aarhus University, and the University of Cape Town. Funding for this publication came from the Amsterdam University of Arts. All these institutions are acknowledged with gratitude.
Nick Shepherd
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