Gil Delindro spent five months as VARC artist in residence from Jan – June 2022. The ‘helm wind’ is the name given to the wind which blows down the south-west slope of the Cross Fell escarpment in Cumbria.
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December 2022
This film was made by Gil Delindro with Ben Crowe capturing the sound of the ‘helm wind’.
Gil Delindro spent five months as VARC artist in residence from Jan – June 2022. The ‘helm wind’ is the name given to the wind which blows down the south-west slope of the Cross Fell escarpment in Cumbria.