Untitled Swim
2016
14 hours 31 minutes (ongoing)
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Delirium.
[at sea]
18 July 2016
One continuous uninterupted line
Touching Feeling Testing
Catching
holding
letting go
Moving with and against the tide
drifting
to and from
between tenses
Tiny splashes,
bubbles.
The hum and rumble of the escort boat.
trips to the corner shop
Brocolli
bananas
nuts
I am a swimmer. I work with water, in water. I swim in pools, rivers, lakes and in the sea. I swim several hours a day.
When I swim I think about each and every stroke; my breathing, body position and movement in time and space.
Among my concerns is being in the moment, the experience of depth; the idea of swimming as a form of direct, camera-less filmmaking and live, immersive cinema.
The multisensory process of swimming provides me with a vehicle for tactile conversation; imaging, projection and feedback; a dialogue between interior and exterior worlds.
This page features a selection material relating to a sea swim I completed from England to France in 2016. I am still processing the experience and new related works are in production
Video documentation of the swim was captured by the artist John Hartley and my coach, Tim Denyer.
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