NEW INN CIRCUMAMBULATIONS #1 (Les Roberts, 2025)

Beginning at///ramp.nanny.removing and ending near ///surgical.video.freezers, New Inn Circumambulations #1 is a circular walk, poem and a beating of the bounds of a territory surrounding the New Inn Brook in Ewloe, Flintshire. The work is presented as part of long-standing research into the spatial anthropology of the Dee Estuary.

The video + poem were created in response to a call for contributions inspired by the ancient Roman festival of Terminalia which was held in honour of the god Terminus, who presided over boundaries. Contributors were invited by artist curator Kel Portman to submit images and words that reflected the notion of boundaries, whether physical, metaphorical or personal. Terminalia 2025, including New Inn Circumambulations #1, can be viewed below.