The 'Moment' Art Trail at Danby Lodge National Park Centre

The ‘Moment’ art trail by Artist Aphra O'Connor, asks visitors to the National Park site to slow down on their journey and be present in that moment in the landscape. These ‘Moment’ designs have been created through Aphra’s own journey through the site, where she paused at certain points along the trail and considered what she saw, reflected on how she felt, and what she noticed in that moment of stopping, she now invites you to do the same.

Aphra translated these thoughts into a written statement about that location which was then developed into drawings and then in clay. This method of generating drawings is through an evolving understanding of her own mental health. The ability to slow down and be aware of how you are feeling and to create something positive has been crucial in her own life, and by sharing this process she hopes to connect with new audiences.