Site and Self: A Photowalk Exploring Personal Heritage and Archaeology

Join artists Adam (Han-Chun) Lin and Abigail Tinnion for a free photowalk around Cliffe Castle Museum and Park.

As we explore the museum’s grounds, we’ll consider the site’s layers of history and uncover visual and emotional connections to our own personal stories. Guided by the artists, participants will follow prompts around the theme of heritage and use photography as a tool to record and visually express their findings.

The photowalk is part of the Council for British Archaeology’s finale event at Cliffe Castle celebrating the end of the 2025 Festival of Archaeology. This year’s theme explores the connection between archaeology and wellbeing. The photowalk will draw on this theme, encouraging participants to be creative, mindful and present.

Participants can bring their own cameras or phones to take photographs with. We will also have a selection of cameras available should you need one on the day.

Meet the Artists

Abigail Tinnion

Abigail Tinnion is a visual artist and folklorist based in the south west of England. Through her work she aims to reconnect the spectator to the ancient, organic and unknowable. She is interested in dirt, bones, ruins, spirits, dreams, rivers, creatures, transmutation, gods and forgotten things

Adam (Han-Chun) Lin

Adam Han-Chun Lin is a Taiwan-born photographer and visual artist currently based in London. Working fluidly between portraiture, fashion, documentary and collage, his practice examines the complex, often overlooked dimensions of intimacy, belonging, masculinity, family, queerness, and cross-cultural identities. Adam holds an MFA in Fashion Image from Central Saint Martins. His work has been featured on platforms such as Wepresent, It’s Nice That, AnOther Magazine and 1Granary.

This Photowalk is part of the project 'My Heritage', a partnership between the Council for British Archaeology and Photoworks.