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 Martha Skinner Side Walk USA 1994, 11’ “Side Walk” is a recording of New York City's ground plane done by taking a walk through the city with a wide-angle video camera draped over one shoulder, as one would carry a shoulder bag. Forgetting about the instrument that was being carried around, a three hour walk / notation took place. Upon viewing, the richness of surface in what we usually think of banal plane was discovered. The color, the texture, the materials, the changes that are constantly taking place on the ground plane beneath as we walk revealed the passing through districts and the everyday activities of the city as if subtle cues and guidance on the city's ground plane. This investigation exploits the video camera as a tool capable of seeing what may otherwise hide itself. The device becomes an extension of the body facilitating a distinct viewpoint through which to see and thus allowing unexpected discoveries to occur. Through “Side Walk”, the complexity of our city is rediscovered through the familiar, the banal something, the no longer perceived. The initial notation took place in 1994 and was later part of an exhibition at the University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in 1999. It was presented through the same viewpoint of the initial notation. It was projected to be in full scale unto the floor of the gallery space. |
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