Who’s leading? Who’s following? Taking time, making time Twenty………twenty-five……….thirty…….. Lobito is busy sniffing the grey asphalt concrete….. thirty-five…… Sighing with frustration, I look around for approaching cars, people, or dogs….. forty……forty-five….. I am tempted to pull the lead and … Read More
Girl dog body & woman human body Two human bodies briskly walk towards us. She pokes him with her elbow and he immediately turns towards her. While grinning, she is looking in Lobito’s direction. She grabs his arm and their … Read More
Once we had all the recordings completed, we sat down together to listen to what we’d collected and to discuss how we’d use the material. We listened to each of the three sets of five minute recordings for each space, … Read More
We used three different portable audio technologies to make the walk recordings. These included: an Olympus LS-14 music recorder; a Zoom H4n portable audio Recorder; an iPhone 4. The first two pieces of gear are professional audio recorders, which worked … Read More
Grabbing our attention The tip of Lobito’s black tail peeks out of the tall green, yellowy, and brownish native grasslands along the banks of the Merri Creek. As the lead tugs, he moves farther away and disappears under and … Read More
Trailing behind The lead tugs slightly in the palm of my hand. Before I can turn to see what has happened, it slips away and is trailing behind Lobito who is prancing towards a fence. Quickly I try to step … Read More
As a group, we brought together all the spaces on campus that interested us, and devised an initial route to investigate. Our criteria was fairly open – we were just aiming for a roughly 30-60 minute walk, but this could … Read More
This first post will introduce the Voice Exchange’s current project, which will be featured as one of the Walking Lab’s residencies. The Voice Exchange is an artistic collective that is part of the Digital Dramaturgy Lab at the University of … Read More
Just testing things out and playing around in order to get ready for my new walking residency with WalkingLab. What am I going to do? Inspired by Donna Haraway, I’ve been curious about the figure of the dog and thinking … Read More