Thursday, 13 December 2012

tutorial with cheryl

activity, participants wrap eachother up in masking tape, participants walk around in a circle FILM PHOTOGRAPH

use photographs from hyde park and recreate them i tape, thread, drawing lasercut, screen print.... THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS! layering, layering.

christopher kweller... theres a monograph in the library.

talk to steph and rosie

japanese rope work, rope tieing can be quite aesthetic... maybe have a go...

VIDEOS, cheryl thought they were interesting, but she thinkis it would be better if they were better quality, and less surruoundings, or maybe a frameing technique.

rebecca hom- drawing with head



http://articlejournal.net/2008/01/03/icarus-redeemed-rebecca-horn/



Activity. Christoph keller editions. 
There is something in.my boot
To save time and burn calories: skip to work
Might the harness/ restraint become a design, an object in its own right? Worth photographing severally
The differences between manufacturing a harness and using found objects/stuff that's around is possibly really important
'Do not step on the grass'. Make a rectangle on the path with a sign next to it asking people not to walk there. Document.
Practice of marching
Maybe make a kinetic sculpture, wood, plastic.
Don't tie those shoelacws
Ankles in boots rub together
Direct correlation between brisk walking and rosey cheeks
Singing outloud whilst walking to avoid getting mugged
Icey weather makes people walk different. Film people
Continuously rocking ball, looking at clockwork mechanics
Make a mimic of my constricted walking in metal? Kinetic sculpture.
I was glad to get to the bench
I found yesterday that i enjoyed working in different ways, but got very tired quickly. I felt like an old person might feel.
So me and a friend are about to go to big bad cold wet dark Hyde park and do some restrained walking, documented with film and photography.
Experimenting with how the movement of walking can be changed.Im using restraints at the moment and using photo and film to document it.
Left, right, left, right
Foucault : programmed where to walk e.g. Pavements
Challenge how we are supposed to walk
Walking is not an exact routine from A to B, not the location, or travel. But one foot in front of the other is.
Considering indoctrination of how we are taught to walk
Virgin Mary washes jesus's feet. Mekkah.
Links between walking and worship... Routine, necessity, therapy, meditation. Similarities between space and object.
Going back to the basics of walking... Movement of undone shoelaces... People avoiding certain objects in the street, e.g. Drainage holes.
I'm on twitter! fingers at the ready.....