SIGN presents young artists Lily Dollner (UK/IE 2000) & Olivier Arts (NL 1994). Their travel performance A WAY started at 28/2, a challenging foot journey from Groningen (NL) to Stockholm (SE).
Along the way they record and interpret their experiences, the landscapes and the interaction with people & animals. The treadmill they take with them acquires a symbolic meaning and serves as an invitation for social interaction. You can walk along on it. A WAY is also a physical commentary, a reflection on the consumer society. The finish is at Supermarket 2023 on 10 May. Results are presented in SIGN’s booth.
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‘An object can’t be more important than an experience’ Hamish Fulton
‘Taking a treadmill on a hiking trip:1187km, we seek to challenge Fulton’s assertion regarding objects. In our neo-primitive nomadic approach we will embrace our hunter-gatherer survival instincts, as anarcho-primitivism advocates for, but without neglecting or denying our modern technological advantages. We can’t go “back to Monke” but we can move forward to Goblin Mode. Does minimal comfort truly equal maximum satisfaction? Our hypothesis states that minimizing comforts such as varied food, reliable shelter, and relaxation, and emphasizing movement and basic needs in a primal manner, we will achieve a passive contentedness that will rival that of our primitive ancestors; without sacrificing the resources of modern day living’ LD/ OA