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 Room 1: Walking Journey 

This room contains pieces representing the main types of work that Fulton has produced for exhibition: photographs with text, and large-scale wall works made with cut vinyl applied to a painted background. Despite differences of appearance and medium all the works in this room evoke the experiences of making contemporary walks along ancient, well-trodden paths and along roads.

In each case the text provides basic information about the walks, identifying the location and duration, while the images create a sense of place. Whilst Nun Kun, India 1978 and Tibetan Escape Route from Imprisonment and Torture, Tibet 2000 evoke the harsh landscapes of the Himalayas, The Pentland Road, Scotland 1976 represents what is perhaps a quintessentially British experience - one of cold, wind and rain. In contrast the symbols and shapes of Twenty Eight Sticks, Mount Hiei, Japan 1998 refer to the paths covered by the Marathon Monks of Mount Hiei. The Japanese characters for the Buddhist guardian deity Fudo¯ Myo¯ provide encouragement for these Buddhist monks whose meditation involves circling the mountain each day, for 1000 days, after which they have travelled a distance equivalent to walking around the world. Fulton is greatly inspired by this extraordinary commitment to walking and has visited Mount Hiei on a number of occasions.

This room also contains a collection of statements by the artist. These aphorisms express the artist's intentions, and the way he views his own practice, as well as giving an insight into his attitude towards art, nature and the environment.