Clare Qualmann

@cqualmann.bsky.social

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Artist, walker, lecturer, library-lover, urban forager, drawing every day. Co-editor Lines of Desire at Living Maps, co-founder walking artists network

A white bag full of red cherries
A very large chestnut tree just coming into leaf, with smaller shoots growing from the base of a very thick trunk.
A screenshot of the local election results for hackney council showing 42 green councillors elected (+40) and 9 labour councillors elected (-41)
A wooden planter with green leafy mint, light blue forget me not, blue and pink lung wort, purple bugle weed and orange calendula all in flower
Garlic mustard plants looking through a wire fence with small white flowers starting to show
The cover of the book walking and leisure: mobilities, encounters and critical engagements edited by Miriam Snellgrove
A child with hands stained purple holding a white cup of mahonia berries
A drawing of instructions for hanging out washing from the papers of Ethel Robson
Google maps screenshot showing a route along a dual carriageway that is impossible to cross
A grassy sandy path with a small adder making an s shape with it's body as it flees
Screenshot of a lime journey summary
A group of people gathered on frosty grass, with trees in the distance and the sun starting to rise
A grey London residential street with a large lumpy item on the pavement. It is wrapped in a silver tarp and bound with green string.
A plastic wrapped steak labelled best before 17th Feb. Lying on the pavement with some handwritten notes and an empty box of viagra
A red upholstered aluminium frame eames office chair strapped into a bike trailer
a composite image of walking art works in a grid format with a face behind cow parsly flowers, people standing in a line holding leaves, a person wearing headphones in a dark street with lights in the houses behind, a person in a green dress lying on rocks on a beach, a person climbing a staircase carrying a suitcase, two people standing by large boulders and a person jumping high into the air in woods with bare-branches trees behind
A view of a canal with a pink sky reflected in it, buildings to either side and an almost full moon rising. Birds sit on the water, and people are walking on a towpath to the left.
A pencil drawing of the words 'it is time to rewrite our destiny' in Gothic script
A pencil drawing of the text 'it is time to rewrite our destiny' in Gothic script
A royal blue dressing gown repaired with a patterned linen added as a trim around the neck and sleeves, and in panels over the shoulders
A sewing machine foot with light grey stitching patching a hole on blue threadbare fabric.
A view across a wooded valley with a few orange beech leaves still on the lower branches and the green of holly in the background.
An airbed set up in a cellar surrounded by storage shelves and cupboards.
A double height industrial space with a balcony running across it, steel beams and glass paneled roof. Large plants on the floor and balcony, and a foam sculpture of a house. Paintings in the background.
A large sign with the text 'wir wollen gehen! Zu fuß statt elterntaxi ' which roughly translates as 'we want to go on for not by parent taxi ' with a picture of two children walking to school. The kids t shirts have the text 'ich bin schon groß' and 'wir schaffen das alleine' translates as 'i am already big' and 'we can do it ourselves'.
Horse weed growing out of a wall with it's name chalked below it
A large hole in a small garden with a hedge of jasmine and honeysuckle behind it. A spade with a blue handle is stuck in a heap of soil
A tree full of the flags of African and Caribbean nations
A rectangular white sink full of peaches floating in water.
A sign that said building plot for sale where the word plot has been edited to say plop instead, and a poo emoji has been drawn next to it. It also says with planning consent for 3 bedroom house, principles only. Offers over £700k all enquiries email Navarinoe8@gmail.com
A bike trailer loaded up full of boxes, bags and with a tray of plants on top
A green left background with yellow text that says walk/create along the long. Art, heritage and nature, Saturday 6th September 10am free a picture of the walkbook with a red cover and logos for uel, the line and Newham heritage month
Three large bowls of plums, yellow, red and purple
A plum tree with green foliage and small purple plums
A table with a copy of the walkbook, recipes for walking and wellbeing, and the line map, along with small squares of paper with texture rubbings on them
Children gathered around a table drawing and painting bear related imagery after a walk exploring human-bear relations, and a visit to see a bear skeleton found in the forest near the village.
The painted interior of a cave church, with Byzantine style figure of Christ surrounded by angels
A lake scene with forested hills in the background and a boat on the water with a giant puppet in it. In the foreground the lake shore with white rocks and green plants.
A poly tunnel with tomato plants growing almost to the top, lush green with red and yellow nasturtium flowers
People gathered on a grassy field with the sun rising behind trees, long shadows cast by the light
A brass band on stage at earth hackney with Jeremy deleted hand drawn diagram connecting acid house and brass bands protected on a screen behind them
A brightly lit stage with white light pouring out into the dark. Two large screens on either side of the stage show the singer Elizabeth Fraser. Palestinian flags wave in front of the stage.
A woman with long dark hair standing in front of a screen displaying the words 'renegade guides' with a stained glass window in the background
A split image with a person holding a gingko leaf against their hand on one side, and a very large monkey puzzle tree on the other side. In the middle is a red book title the walkbook recipes for walking and wellbeing
Five people lit in glowing orange standing in front of a screen with the earth viewed from space projected on it. They are wearing white boiler suits. One is using a wheelchair, and one holds a walking stick.
The exterior of the Warburg house in Hamburg, a dark brick facade with large square windows and the letters kbw across the frontage.
A folded page, black with pale text that says nightwalk on it, along with symbols of the moon's phases and the constellations Andromeda and Cassiopeia
A paved area with plants growing in the cracks and a metal pole sticking up. Chalk writing labels one of the planets, mouse ear cress. An action following a walking recipe by the artist Claire collison
A table laid with red chillis, broccoli, potatoes, kale, cucumbers, ginger, sweet potato, red cabbage, artichokes and Pak choi
The sun shining white through a thick misty sky above silhouettes of trees. The striped surface of a bridge in the foreground with metal railings and the river below. Trees are reflected in the surface of the water
Compost crew turning a steaming pile of compost in the dark, lit dramatically by bike light with a chain link fence on the background
An aerial view of the community garden with raised beds full of green plants and people dotted throughout. A colourful shelter and a slide in the background
screen shot of the garden of earthly delights website with a photograph of people leaning over raised beds planting seedlings. There's a poly tunnel in the background and bamboo structures around them
The words 'moon shadow' spelt out in lichen covered branches, set on a stone floor in a large stone fire place
The moon shining through dark branches of a tree
A large Christmas tree with some of the branches cut away sat in a turquoise bike trailer attached to the back of a bike
A screen shot of an Instagram post with a blue/green/grey patterned background and yellow text reading spatial encounters with/through feet, walking mapping thinking making: methodological entanglements' Tuesday 28.1.25 6pm room 2017 Clare Qualmann artist and researcher
A round sign with a stick figure person screaming at waves of water that look like teeth. Text in German reads acting flutwelle bachbett night betreten lebensgefahr. A right wing sticker has been added to the sign in between the person and the fierce water.
A dark brown slatted wood cladding around an electrical substation, with text cut into the wood.
The cover of the Routledge companion to Site-Specific performance with an image of five people wearing brown and grey and cream coloured clothes moving in synch in front of a mountain in Simone Kenyon's into the mountain project.