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Operating at the intersection of fine art walking practice, psychogeography, critical animal studies and ecology, the practice of Deep Canine Topography seeks to reframe the humble act of the ‘walkies’ as a co-authored act of ‘making’ or ‘performing’ together. As part of the practice based element of my PhD thesis, Deep Canine Topography, this practice based investigation of the performance of human-canine hybrid aesthetic walking practices, focuses on the rhythm and repetition of the urban walkies through Henri Lefebvre's Rhythmanalysis. Using sound, photography and GPS to document the daily repetitive morning walk, in urban Leicester, this presentation explores two such walks, one taken in January 2020, the other in March 2020, during the Covid 19 lockdown period. Both walks follow the same circular route. Both attend to the rhythms of the human-canine bodies, traffic, human conversation and canine olfactory signs and signifiers, exploring harmony and disharmony between the linear rhythms of production and more messy rhythms of nature. Binaural microphones are positioned close to the canine body to capture a soundscape from the canine perspective. Duration of both walks is around 13 minutes. Headphones are advised for a full spatial experience. The sound will autorun on opening the exposition. PLEASE WEAR HEADPHONES: First presented at the Midlands 4 Cities, ARHC, Research Festival: July 13th_14th 2020: Clicking on the round MAP circle will take you to the central exposition of my PhD: Deep Canine Topography.
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'We are part of the same shadow in the stone, appended in motion and space by more than the leash that allegedly holds us together. We are dog-human.' (Horowitz: 6)
This second walk follows the same route as walk one, but captured during the first Covid 19 lockdown of spring 2020.
Again you are advised to use headphones and close your eyes as you listen to this 15m sound-walk.
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