Place is more than landscape or geography - it's a story we tell - where people, community, land and all users of any space meet and interact.

Coming soon, exploring.place will invite you to look more closely at, or maybe even rediscover, your own sense of place. To ask how nature, community, economy and climate intersect. Ultimately, with studies showing that reconnecting with place can heal both people and planet, it seeks to spark reflection and 'create new thinking that generates joyful curiosity, leading to positive futures' . [source: Accidental Gods ]

To be kept informed or to contact us please email: tedleeming@me.com

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As the website develops we invite you to join our first interactive project in the run up to the Scottish Elections. It goes something like this…

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

As Scotland looks toward the 2026 elections, we have a unique and urgent opportunity to reimagine how our land, environment, and society can work together for the benefit of all. Real change begins with fresh thinking — from every voice, in every community.

As part of his Creative Scotland funded 'If Place Mirrors Who We Are, What Does It Reflect?' project, artist Ted Leeming is inviting us all to share views and ideas on place, policy and a positive future, through three brief questions. Responses will help spark conversations toward a collective vision in the form of a 'call to action' — one that inspires politicians, policymakers, and citizens alike to act with purpose, urgency and ambition. The aim is simple…

To place Scotland’s land — and how we care for it — at the centre of political debate and decision-making.

Access the questionnaire here.