ILLUSTRATIONS
Photos depicting the DATA project:
The Year of the Tent,
Scotland, UK, 1989
Photos reproduced, if not stated otherwise, are by Pete Horobin
The Year of the Tent,
Scotland, UK, 1989
Photos reproduced, if not stated otherwise, are by Pete Horobin
„the climax of DATA was the year of the tent – daily A4 DATA sheets were printed on waterproof plastic as a precaution against the scottish climate – they were stencilled daily & gave internal measurements - pulse temperature blood pressure mood stool & food eaten - external measurements were map references time temperature barometric pressure & weather conditions – visitors to the tent were invited to complete DATA sheets during their camping collaboration - on the reverse of each sheet horobin wrote a letter to a correspondent - @ the end of each month he returned to the attic to photocopy & mail out DATA sheets - throughout the year of the tent horobin tramped all over scotland from shetland to the borders & dundee to the outer hebrides – he photo-documented the centre of many OS maps – signed the landscape with DATA – bringing the 10-year artwork to a conclusion by walking from iona to glasgow carrying a white stone to place on the tomb of saint kentigern in glasgow cathedral”
Peter Haining: A History, manuscript, 2024, p. 5.
Peter Haining: A History, manuscript, 2024, p. 5.
„during this year the attic was rented to malcolm dickson & horobin was in receipt of what the government called enterprise allowance – a financial support scheme for small businesses – horobin was signed up to this as a freelance journalist
there was a strong sense of purpose throughout the year of the tent – & a structure – each month had a proscribed route-plan – in january horobin walked across scotland from knoydart to dundee – in february he walked the length of the river tay to its estuary @ dundee – in march he travelled to the orkney islands – et cetera et cetera – in december he walked from iona to glasgow
so this structure enabled him to return to dundee @ the end of every month to photocopy DATA sheets & post to correspondents – on the reverse side of DATA sheets was a handwritten letter – correspondence activity was a keystone of the year’s intent horobin’s address remained constant – the attic @ 37 union street dundee
there is no map but – the DATA sheets are very accurate in their map co-ordinates – it would be possible for a researcher to construct a map from the DATA given”
Email from Peter Haining, 26 April, 2024
there was a strong sense of purpose throughout the year of the tent – & a structure – each month had a proscribed route-plan – in january horobin walked across scotland from knoydart to dundee – in february he walked the length of the river tay to its estuary @ dundee – in march he travelled to the orkney islands – et cetera et cetera – in december he walked from iona to glasgow
so this structure enabled him to return to dundee @ the end of every month to photocopy DATA sheets & post to correspondents – on the reverse side of DATA sheets was a handwritten letter – correspondence activity was a keystone of the year’s intent horobin’s address remained constant – the attic @ 37 union street dundee
there is no map but – the DATA sheets are very accurate in their map co-ordinates – it would be possible for a researcher to construct a map from the DATA given”
Email from Peter Haining, 26 April, 2024
