The Palimpsest Path
An asychronous community chalk art project on the Port Cygnet Boardwalk
Project status: pending approvals. The Palimpsest Path is currently in its planning phase. The project will proceed once Huon Valley Council permit approval is in hand. This page will be updated as soon as a start date is confirmed.
Join me in a community art experiment.
The Palimpsest Path is a community chalk art project planned for a 60-metre section of the Port Cygnet Boardwalk. Walkers (that’s you) will be invited to follow chalk dance steps, respond to weekly prompts, and add your own marks to an ever-changing shared surface. Rain might wash it clean, but like eensy the spider, we’ll just start again
How it will work
Chalk dance steps will mark a 60-metre section of the Cygnet Boardwalk. At the chalk station, you’ll find coloured chalk and an invitation to follow the steps, respond to that week’s question, or simply add a mark — a word, a drawing, a ribbon connecting your story to someone else’s.
There will be no pressure to make something permanent or beautiful. What you add will matter in that moment, to whoever walks past next. The surface remembers everything, and forgets everything, in its own time.
Coming soon
The project has not yet started. Once council approval is confirmed, a start date will be announced here. If you’d like to be notified when the project launches, please get in touch.
Find out more
- About the project — what it is, why it’s here, and who’s behind it
- Participate — how to get involved when the project begins
- Gallery — the photo archive (will be populated once the project starts)
- Privacy — how the project will collect and use data
- Contact — questions, expressions of support, or media enquiries