The Vertical Path

The Vertical Path is an experiential land-based artwork and collaboration with long-time friend, Jeanne Lynch.

Situated at The Wildēornes (Andes, New York), visitors are invited to move through the landscape as one might through the body of a tree—from the dark roots of the forest to the open crown of the sky. A line of white string, like a mycelial thread, connects seven colored guideposts. Each stop along the path marks a point of attention, a shift in energy: forest floor, distant pond, open field, towering evergreens, bubbling stream, and finally, a wetland willow rising like a quiet cathedral. Inspired by walking meditation practices, visitors are encouraged to move slowly and attune to seven distinct points in the landscape—each linked with a symbolic point in the body. Visitors are given an illustrated, self-guided map with suggested activites for at each point on the path.

A conversation with a natural place and an alignment of the physical and spiritual body, this walk offers a way to notice more fully — to remember that we, like the mycelium beneath us, are threaded through it all.

The Vertical Path was included in the exhibition Symbiocene Era: Mycelium, Soils, and Roots at Bushel in Delhi, NY, October 25–December 7, 2025, with a guided walk on October 26th.