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Barbara Lounder, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

3 contemporary artists works3 contemporary artist s works

Guards, by Francis Als, 2004-2005

Walk (Square), 2011, by Melanie Manchot

South North Walk Barbara Lounder 2011South North Walk , Barbara Lounder, 2011

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d i h i il d b i h A desire path is a trail caused by erosion when a walker chooses to make a route, independent of

i ti id lk d id d fa pre-existing sidewalk or roadway provided for them.

Mobility is practice, and practice is often conflated with mobility. To move is to do something. Moving involves making a choice within, or despite, the constraints of society and geography.(Cresswell and Merriman, 2011)

Guards by Francis Als 2004-2005Guards , by Francis Als, 2004 2005

A 28-minute film made in collaboration with R f l O t d A t lRafael Ortega and Artangel

Other pieces in this series include Railings p gand Nightwatch

Guards was filmed in the City of London Guards was filmed in the City of London

From Guards, by Francis Als, 2004-2005. Still image of Guardsmen preparing, and reproduction of notes for the score (directions) for the project.

From Guards by Francis Als 2004 2005From Guards , by Francis Als, 2004-2005

From Guards by Francis Als 2004 2005 Selection of six still images from the 28 minute filmFrom Guards , by Francis Als, 2004-2005. Selection of six still images from the 28-minute film.

From Guards by Francis Als 2004 2005From Guards , by Francis Als, 2004-2005

From Guards by Francis Als 2004 2005From Guards , by Francis Als, 2004-2005

From Guards by Francis Als 2004 2005 (still image from security video camera footage)From Guards , by Francis Als, 2004-2005 (still image from security video camera footage)

News photograph from Bishopsgate (City of London) IRA bombing 1993News photograph from Bishopsgate (City of London) IRA bombing, 1993

Image from 2004 video entitled Shoeshine, by Als with Rafael Ortega, shown along with Guards in the group exhibition On Walking, Sunderland UK, 2013

Detail from news photograph of Guardsman Anthony James Wakefield, 1st Batallion of the Coldstream Guards who was killed in an ambush while on patrol in Al Amarah southern IraqColdstream Guards, who was killed in an ambush while on patrol in Al Amarah, southern Iraq, May 2, 2005.

Walk (Square) 2011 by Melanie ManchotWalk (Square), 2011 , by Melanie Manchot

A 20-minute HD single screen film work, presented as a large scale projectionp g p j

Features 1000 children, enlisted from 13 different schools in Hamburg who all movedifferent schools in Hamburg, who all move across the city to convene in the square in f f h h h llfront of the Deichtorhollen

Still from Bruce Naumans 1967-68 video (film) piece Walking in an Exaggerated Manner around the Perimeter of a Square This work is cited by Melanie Manchot in relation to her piece Walkthe Perimeter of a Square . This work is cited by Melanie Manchot in relation to her piece Walk (Square), 2011.

Detail from Kate Greenaways illustration for the cover and frontispiece of Robert Brownings poem The Pied Piper of Hamelin published in 1888 The story of the Pied Piper is cited bypoem The Pied Piper of Hamelin , published in 1888. The story of the Pied Piper is cited by Melanie Manchot in reference to her work Walk (Square), 2011.

Still image from black and white segment of the video Walk (Square), 2011, by Melanie Manchot. View is of the courtyard in front of the Deichtorhallen, Hamburg.

Still image from Walk (Square), 2011, by Melanie Manchot

Still image from Walk (Square) showing the square gradually filling as children arriveStill image from Walk (Square) , showing the square gradually filling as children arrive.

Still image from Walk (Square), 2011, by Melanie Manchot

Still image from Walk (Square), 2011, by Melanie Manchot

Still image from Walk (Square). The square is now filled with children, and the image is in colour.

Still image from Walk (Square) showing the children walking in concentric square formationStill image from Walk (Square) , showing the children walking in concentric square formation.

South North Walk Barbara Lounder 2011South North Walk , Barbara Lounder, 2011

One piece from a trilogy of small group walks, Get Over It

Walk was from the south to the north side of the city across a historic military sitethe city, across a historic military site

Images were projected while walking, and photos were made of the walk

A typical south end neighbourhood in Halifax where South North Walk beganA typical south end neighbourhood in Halifax, where South North Walk began

A typical north end neighbourhood in Halifax where South North Walk endedA typical north end neighbourhood in Halifax, where South North Walk ended

From South North Walk Barbara Lounder 2011From South North Walk , Barbara Lounder, 2011

From South North Walk, Barbara Lounder, 2011

From South North Walk Barbara Lounder 2011From South North Walk , Barbara Lounder, 2011

From South North Walk Barbara Lounder 2011From South North Walk , Barbara Lounder, 2011

From South North Walk Barbara Lounder 2011From South North Walk , Barbara Lounder, 2011

From South North Walk Barbara Lounder 2011From South North Walk , Barbara Lounder, 2011

Desire PathsContemporary Artists and Walking

In sum the cultural social and politicalIn sum, the cultural, social and political resonances that walking has been shown to have are those encompassed by the movinghave are those encompassed by the moving human body, and they must now exceed its physical form.

- Hayden Lorimer

Artists informationArtists information

l d h f d b l To see a slideshow of Guards by Francis Alys, go tohttp://www.artangel.org.uk//projects/2005/seven_walks/slideshow_guards/four_guards

Videos of other works by Francis Als can be viewed athttp://www.francisalys.com

For information about Melanie Manchots projects go to For information about Melanie Manchot s projects, go tohttp://www.melaniemanchot.net

Melanie Manchots Walk (Square) 2011 can be viewed at( q )http://vimeo.com66217901

For more information about me and my work, i i h // b b l dvisithttp://www.barbaralounder.ca