Monday, 4 February 2013

Inspired by a dance class I used the choreographic principles of the act of dance to make a traditional farm hurdle using hazel. The original skill was taught to Dom and I by an old farm worker we met near Abergavenny in Wales.

The piece represents the circumstantial tension that occurs when mankind comes into contact with the natural world.
The structural tension in the hurdle keeping the whole thing together is in perfect equilibrium.



The fact that the tension present in the natural world is reflected using processes and dynamics taught in choreography shows how similar human and natural dynamics are; if we continue to harm the world we will continue to harm ourselves, whether we think of it as direct or indirect harm. We must sync our minds and bodies to the planet's processes.


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