As the world watches the Scottish independence referendum and Brexit vote unfold and the ongoing European migrant crisis, artist Zoe Childerley has been increasingly drawn to the idea of borders.

Traced on maps, they are the lines that divide one country from another but the question intriguing this visual artist was what impact the line had for the people living along it.

Her challenge was set. She would walk 100 miles of the border between Scotland and England, speaking to people and looking at their relationship with areas' past and present.

She has spent a fortnight walking through forests, moors and peat bogs on the often pathless route along the border line on this quest.

From the western stretch of the Solway Firth to places on the east such as Coldstream, Zoe could walk an entire day without meeting a single person.

Following in the footsteps of authors James Logan Mack, Eric Robson and Ian Crofton, who had also documented their routes over the last 90 years, she was intrigued about how her personal approach to the journey could add to this story.

From grouse farmers to forestry workers and ghillies, the artist was struck with how united the views on both the Scottish and English side of the border were in their perception of what the border meant to them.

"I am not trying to do the same job they did, it is much more of an artistic impression which is influenced by a mixture of things," Zoe says.

"What people talked to me about, what I saw on the route - it is much more subjective and a much more personal perspective.

"I am trying to present the difference between the idea and psychology of the border in people's minds and the reality on the ground for the people living by it."

Using a mix of photography, sketches and maps, Zoe plans to add the thoughts of people she met along the way as well as newspaper headlines from June and July 2016 to create a snapshot of her journey.

"As I kind of expected, people felt they had a border identity that was at least as strong as their national identity," Zoe says.

"One of the thing people have in common is that they both feel on the margins of their own nations and a bit forgotten about.

"Most people generally don't want it to be a more distinctive border, mostly for convenience. That's all they have ever known.

"The further away from it you get, the bigger a deal people think it is."

Zoe's walk along the border and thoughts shared by locals along the way

Her project is part of a six month residency project with Visual Arts in Rural Communities, with her work now being compiled for both an exhibition in September and a book.

Having previously worked on projects in Jamaica, Nepal, Italy and America, Zoe says it has been interesting working on a project closer to home and discovering more about the traditions ingrained within the area such as the annual Common Ridings.

"It seems to be a very positive thing for the community, it really brings people back to the town," she says.

"I had never seen anything like that in England. It is something to do with the border in a way because it is about protecting your land so that was really interesting."