Monday, June 4, 2012

After after thought 4: walking

What about walking makes it so rich with lessons we didn't even know we needed, or know were being asked to investigate? Each time we walk, make or move in the woods this question arises. Meaning there is no real way to prepare for our performance art walking projects, or any of the BH projects really. We set out with maps and a score of sorts: "just" walk, walk in circles, walk from here to there, or find forestland to dance on, make installations only from what is at hand or picked up along the way.
Oh I suppose we could force it a bit and decide to only realize and investigate a single focused idea or hypothesis.  Like, the herbicide road edges, or monoculture crops, or kill zones, or walks at sunset. But so far, we've chosen to listen deep, wait for animal eyes to take over our city eyes, to hear and see what the landscape wants from us each time. This continues to be a fruitful way to accept guidance from what's around us and a perfect "in" into the landscape we inhabit only for a short time. Like staring at the blank page, or the empty studio, making art in this way arrives with it's own score of heeby geebies: will anything turn up this time?
BH supposes, guesses, investigates big questions like the one above, along with all the others that emerge along the way. One thing that's become apparent is that there are many more questions "out there" than answers. And no single answer.
BH resides joyfully in the land of walking, moving and making and we are always so glad to have you follow along.




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