This past Saturday, I participated in my partner Kristofer Kelly’s Mobile Street Archive project for Truck Gallery. For several hours I walked one-hundred, steps, drew for ten minutes, then repeated per the artist’s instruction. We headed north on Centre Street beginning at the Calgary Tower.
The pace surprised me as it seemed to take a long time to move even a few blocks. I think perhaps this became my favorite aspect of the project as the day progressed. Bound as I was by the logic of Walk. Draw. Repeat. I began to really pay some attention to a line I travel almost every day on my way from home to downtown. The challenge of drawing whatever happened to be one-hundred steps from my last subject compelled me on and I walked with the group for several hours. Kristofer continued the project until midnight.
Nearly two-hundred drawings were produced, spanning fifteen hours and almost forty city blocks.
View Walk. Draw. Repeat. in a larger map
Mobile Street Archive is part of an ongoing project. Check for news about this and other projects on Kristofer Kelly’s website.
What an amazing idea..would you guys mind if l tried to do something on similar lines over here in London? Would love to see some of the images. Looked as if you had fun as well as having a learning curve to your life and your Art! Lynda
Of course you are welcome to give it a try in London. If you do, please send/post pictures. Thanks!