6 SESSIONS
June 21th to 29th
Fridays
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
June 21th and 28th
Saturdays
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
and 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
June 22th and 29th
The Act of Walking
Martim Ramos
This workshop explores the creative potential of walking.
We will be addressing the act of walking through its various meanings: as a creative, critical and reflective gesture; as political and artistic; public and private; universal and individual. The participants will engage in ways of creating inspired by the act of walking, which may be explored as a methodology, a process, a theme or the object.
Open to a plurality of practices and interpretations stemming from the act of walking, the programme proposes:
- to collectively reflect on the ways we move around (the land/territory)
- to deepen our knowledge and to explore several artistic practices around the act of walking
- to create/develop either individual or collective creations around the subject of walking
The act of walking is a mundane action, at times mechanical and systematic.
But it is also a symbolic gesture, evoking unrest and questioning, with a great potential for change. It is a generator of places and moments, alternative discourses, and revealing actions. From the lone walk to the politically demanding march, the possibilities embodied by our steps are endless.
In the words of Rebecca Solnit, "walking, ideally, is a state in which the mind, the body, and the world are aligned, as though they were three characters finally in conversation together". By focusing on the act of walking, we wish to arouse new questionings, to kindle a diverse and collective dynamic, one that considers alternative paths (physical, symbolic and artistic); and above all, we aim at creating bodies of work that express new visions on the space we live in and on the ways we inhabit it.
The workshop will take place between April 5th and 20th. During that time, and beyond the in person sessions, the participants will be granted online follow up, with the aim of developing a project throughout the duration of the program. We welcome a wide range of practices such as photography, film, drawing, writing or sound recording.
The workshop will end with a collective show taking place at Atelier de Lisboa.
References:
We will discuss and intercept the works of artists as diverse as Francis Alys, Sophie Calle, Hasan Elahi, Regina José Galindo, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Bruce Nauman, W.G. Sebald, Rebecca Solnit, Henry David Thoreau, Gus van Sant, Robert Walser, amongst many others.
Applications:
Those interested in signing up should enroll at Atelier de Lisboa website, and send a PDF with their biography to the email: atelierdelisboa@gmail.com. An interview may be requested.
Please, contact Atelier de Lisboa for any further clarifications.
Price:
Fee: 240 €
Number of payments: 1
OBSERVATIONS: The class should not exceed a maximum of 10 participants.