Annette Lawrence’s work, Ahkelo's Walk, involves counting days by walking miles. It is a natural extension of her practice of recording everyday occurrences. Like her other works, this project reflects her commitment to finding meaning and beauty in what life brings.

Akhelo’s Walk is a deeply personal project that has been ongoing for three years. In March 2021, Annette Lawrence turned her walking practice into a memorial to honor her late nephew, Lawrence (Ahkelo) Wade Kimbrough (September 28, 2000 – February 14, 2021). Friends and family contributed to the 7444 miles logged for each day of Ahkelo’s life, making this a collective act of remembrance. The charts created to record the miles are the data set for the works in Ahkelo’s Walk.

In previous works, Annette Lawrence has used tipping text in space to create a more dynamic image. For Ahkelo’s Walk, the charts are repeatedly slanted and mirrored in various sizes, resembling imaginary birds, planes, rocket ships, robots, and architectural schematics. The numbers are illegible, yet taken as a whole, feel familiar.

Lawrence adopted Ahkelo’s color sensibility for her new paintings. His palette is present in photo transfers of close-up pictures of his most colorful clothes. The wrinkles and textures in the fabrics give the transparent circles of color dimension. They read as planets, portals, or bubbles floating in space and nod at the thin veil between spirit and material.

Ahkelo’s Walk is a love story.