Sorrel Muggridge and Laura Nanni collaborative art projects: Testing the trails

Tuesday 25 September 2007

Testing the trails

We will begin at opposite ends of a trail and walk towards each other-- recording the time, distance traveled and number of steps taken by each of us before we meet; repeating this walk towards each other and using the measurements recorded (time, distance, steps) to formulate the dimensions of our rope installation. On Saturday we decided to test out three possible looped trails: Loop 1- Part of the 'Hoodoo Trail' combined with a stretch of Tunnel Mountain Drive to circle the base of Tunnel Mountain; Loop 2: 'The Marsh Loop'; Loop 3: 'Fenland Trail.' Each provided us with very different and inspiring terrain and viewpoints.

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Nick and Ce said...: Loop 1 sounds the most interesting; but there again I haven't got a lot to go on!! I'm sure you'll choose the right one anyway.

That really IS quite a lot of rope to have lugged several thousand Kms! Hope you get to use it all.; 25 September 2007 at 22:19

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We are intrigued by anticipation and routine in the act of walking, with creating actions that echo the transforming processes of geology and human geography. Our collaborative methodology is evolving through practice and research inspired by writings of Solnit, De Certeau, Debord and Baudelaire.

Walking being the main feature of our artistic process, we create site-specific projects focusing on different qualities of this practice:
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Sorrel Muggridge and Laura Nanni collaborative art projects

Tuesday 25 September 2007

Testing the trails

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