It Is Solved By Walking
Dale, Nicola 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7845-8658
(2021)
It Is Solved By Walking.
[Show/Exhibition]
Abstract
‘It Is Solved By Walking’ is a durational performance in which Dale, suspended in the air via a harness, attempts to go for a walk. Both Dale and the audience are able to see her (lack of) progress reflected in the large round mirror below her feet. Research process: As well as reflecting on Begehungen Festival’s theme of ‘Leerzeit’ (idle time), the work was also informed by the philosophical tradition ‘solvitur ambulando’ – how a problem might be solved via practical experiment. The work re-framed Bruce Nauman’s walking performances (in particular, the contrapposto studies) for a contemporary setting. Research insights: The work presented the impossibility of moving forward despite ‘walking’ as a visual metaphor for the imbalance between effort and reward that underpins contemporary labour. Dissemination: The work was performed live at Islington Mill, Salford, UK and live-streamed at Begehungen Festival, Germany (12-15 August). These events included public tours, printed leaflets and a catalogue. The work was reviewed by Mike Pinnington in ‘The Double Negative’.
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