Simon Pope’s interest in walking pervades much of his artistic output. Often describing an encounter with a particular landscape, his pieces also invite a dialogue with other people: either in the negotiation of the route itself, or in the exchange of other forms of shared
experience. Acts of memory are a pivotal feature of this process, involving either the retracing of a journey or the recollection of an object or image that artist and participant have both seen previously.
Pope (born in Exeter, UK, 1966) has shown his work internationally, with notable exhibitions at Chapter, Cardiff; New Museum, New York; Musuem of Contemporary Art, Istanbul; and Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. He represented Wales at the Venice Biennale in 2003. Recent shows include ‘A Common Third’ at Danielle Arnaud, London and ‘Carved from Memory’ at Spacex, Exeter.
