Photos and video stills by Anna Stylianidou and Nicolas Melis
Measuring the border
Realization: Tuesday 9 August 2011 at 18:00
Location:
Along
the green line within Nicosia walls, from east to west.
Duration: 3.30 hours
Description of action:
I am using my body, and
particularly the length of my open hands, as a tool to measure the borderline
of Nicosia. Through my intention to measure the length of the border, the body
changes several positions in relation to the border while executing the
measurement on the ground or on the buildings’ walls. During my action I
calculate how many open arm lengths are needed to measure its length. This
durational intervention became an intense physical experience where the body and
mind were used in their totality through a repetitive action and the mind was
deeply concentrated to realize an estimated 1285 repetitive actions (embraces).
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