Started today with a swim before breakfast (my right shoulder is still painful, although better). The staff try to make themselves available between 9.30 and 10am each morning in case of any concerns. I had hoped to catch a technical person before 10 to get some advice, but when I got there at 9.45 people were setting up for the group mini- presentations that were starting at 10. These were 3minute slots where we were supposed to give a concentrated introduction to someone’s work that had informed or inspired our own.
I chose Harun Farocki’s ‘Deep Play’, that he showed at the last Documenta, mainly because of its focus on the construction and deconstruction of a live sporting event (a football match) and where in it you also have the tracking of the ball and game from each player’s point of view. Unfortunately, as it’s a 12 screen installation , it’s not an easy piece to show and I only had a fairly poor quality walk around clip from ‘You-Tube’. I kept wishing afterwards that I’d shown something else like Florian Slotowa’s ‘Museum Sprints’, which would have been much more straight-forward to show and more fun.
I came to the session in my running kit so that I could go out more or less straight afterwards on another run. This time I went out to Sundance Canyon via the Cave and Basin Trail and the Marsh Loop Trail. Great run- relatively flat through woodland and back through the marshes. The path looked like it is used a lot by cross-country skiers as there are tracks pretty much throughout. The snow is still quite deep in some areas, so it made the going quite slow. I came via the Bow Falls Trail but unfortunately access to the cliff-top and to the falls was closed due to the ice/snow. I had to cut back round to the bridge to find my way back to campus via the Bow River Trail on the other side of the river. Still, I managed just over 10 miles and it’s definitely a feasible run to record. Still struggling with my breathing though and had to stop briefly a few times. I hope I’ll be able to manage a non-stop run soon. I’d like to try some filming next week if I can.(Sorry no pics yet).
Scott, one of the other artists from the group, did an introductory session to ‘Second Life’ this evening. He is developing a project using Second Life and is part of a performance art group in Second Life called Second Front. It was a good introduction, but not one that makes me want to join up any more than I did before- I still prefer real life, myself.
Stayed in the studio late again- this time scanning maps of the areas in which I’m running. Don’t seem to be able to get hold of any maps that are detailed or large enough to work with in the studio.
