On Becoming Place; acts of meditation and metamorphosis

Reid, Alexa. 2023. On Becoming Place; acts of meditation and metamorphosis. In: "SLQS: Roan/m", MOMA Machynlleth, United Kingdom, 22 April -10 June 2023. [Show/Exhibition]

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Item Type:

Show/Exhibition
Creators: Reid, Alexa
Abstract or Description:

“On Becoming Place; acts of meditation and metamorphosis” is an audio-guide produced to coincide with “Roan/M” at MOMA Machynlleth. The participant is offered the opportunity to download and engage in a series of practical instructions/provocations aimed at providing methods for encountering, experiencing and processing place through found and collected natural materials/specimens. Posing questions of mutability, morphology and metamorphosis. The experiment is part ecological meditation, part practical embodiment experiment with the view to examining the relationship betwixt and between body and place, and the points of convergence.

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To take part you will need to:
• Download this track to a mobile phone and have use of earphones.
• Make your way to a predominantly natural environment. And be comfortable to both walk and be at rest.
• Have a container to collect natural specimens (e.g., a leaf or a stone)
• Have a notepad or sketchbook and a pencil.
• You can choose to remain outside or return to an indoor environment part of the way through this experience.

Official URL: https://on.soundcloud.com/AeJDo
Keywords: audio-provocation, audio-led journey, embodied practice, sceno-ecology, performance-meditation, site-based performance training, site-based performance, ecological performance
Departments, Centres and Research Units: Theatre and Performance (TAP)
Date range: 22 April -10 June 2023
Related URL: https://moma.cymru/en/e/roan-m/
Event Location: MOMA Machynlleth, United Kingdom
Item ID: 37036
Date Deposited: 18 Jun 2024 10:59
Last Modified: 18 Jun 2024 10:59

URI:

https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/37036

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