Traces of Times Past
Angel Island Speed shows
Temporary space occupations @
Angel Island’s Fort McDowell’s East Garrison,
South–East shore, 37.86˚N
122.43˚W
A squatter residency in
2 acts
“Traces of times past” are ephemeral
performative drawing installations in a former hospital at Fort McDowell on
Angel Island in the Bay of San Francisco.
The project is part of the
evolving NIESATT drawing and multimedia hybridization project an evolving
exploration of time and the process of exercising being. “Traces of times past” are
reenacted, retracings of possible walking patterns in a once busy military hospital, using white letter-size paper to draw on floor-spaces, building lines that
are connecting rooms, becoming aesthetic incisions in a morbid environment. “Traces of times past” is a project
that sees drawing as an activity rather then a product, emphasizing the process
over the result.
The project consists of two
ephemeral occupation sessions, each between one and two hours of continuous
floor-work. "Traces of Times Past" is video and photo-documented, incorporating sounds and shapes
of visitors checking out the space. This project is a disclosure of
the artistic process for an unprepared audience.
Session 1 - October 1st,
2013, 10:40 am – 11:55 am, sunny, light breeze, 21˚C
- Approximately 10
visitors, no comment
- Strong facial itching
after the session, probably
caused by mildew, dust and ancient skin cells.
selected images from session 1- with the help of the wind
Session 2 – October 8th,
2013, 11:02 am – 12:33 pm, partly cloudy, windy, 19˚C
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Approximately 20 visitors,
laughter, one person said: “morons”
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Worked partially with dust mask, no
itching afterwards.
selected images from session 2
"Traces of Times Past" derived from the "On old Path" project.
