These twelve drawings were made as part of In Certain Places Expanded City project http://incertainplaces.org/projects/the-expanded-city/

The location for each drawing is chosen after walking the area, reading and looking at the current OS map and development plans
Almost all are drawn from, or beside, a bridge - since ‘bridging’ is central to the project
On a more practical/visual level bridges often afford some kind of a view in otherwise pretty flat country - and a focussed point for meeting people
Each drawing is made on a greatly enlarged section (of varying scale but all printed A0 size) of OS 25 inch map, surveyed 1892
An observational drawing is then made, in situ, at a site at a point on the map
The map gives a ‘background’ to the current drawing
This background gives a focus for thoughts and conversations
Also in drawing terms it gives textures/lines/shapes/meanings to work with
The drawing process gives the drawer an opportunity to hear, feel, smell, and see a locality in depth, over several hours. . . .
Also the chance to interact with passers-by
The process of layering the past, with the present, and envisaging the future - is mirrored by the process of making the map drawings