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project statement
Wind-Up: Walking the Warp, performance and sculpture
Performance January 20 - 25, 2008
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, 118 North Peoria Street, Chicago
Anne Wilson: Portable City, Notations, Wind-Up exhibition
January 21 - March 1, 2008
Anne Wilson conceived of Wind-Up as a long-term project involving different participants, sites, and audiences. Walking the Warp is the first collaborative action of Wind-Up. As one of three interrelated projects in Wilson's exhibition at Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Wind-Up: Walking the Warp actualizes concepts in Wilson's Portable City on a physical human scale.
As both performance and sculpture, Wind-Up represents multiple positions. Nine participants accomplished the performed labor or "walking the warp," converting the front gallery into a six-day performance of walking, counting, rolling, and winding. The rhythmic act of building a 40-yard weaving warp on a 17' x 7' frame was viewed from the Peoria Street sidewalk and resulted in a sculptural presence within the gallery. At the close of the exhibition, the warp was removed from the frame and given to Sara Rabinowitz, the lead in the next phase of Wind-Up. The warp will be woven into cloth, cut, sewn, and re-performed in future collaborative actions with Kristin Frieman, Annie Egleson, Wilson, and other artists and participants.
participants Wind-Up: Walking the Warp
The performance warping team included Sara Rabinowitz, Carla Duarte, Annie Egleson, Jongock Kim, Rosemary Lee, Christy Matson, Rachel Moore, Rana Siegel, and Anne Wilson. Jeroen Nelemans (DVD) and Surabhi Ghosh (still photos) documented the project. Sara Rabinowitz designed the gallery publication and Ghosh assisted with publication guidance. Mike Slattery fabricated the stainless steel frame; Kristin Frieman contributed clothing from her line RedShift; Judith Leemann, Mark Jeffery, and Fred Nagelbach offered their wisdom; and Joan Livingstone generously gave her studio for practice sessions.
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