| GHOST TOWN | ||
Summer 2006 / As part of the Public Acts 1-29 series curated by Christine Shaw, this project is filed as Act 26. Nature. |
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| Norma undertook the task of occupying a ghost town in BC, Bradian, for a period of four days in July of 2006. During this time, Norma camped near the bank of a river during the night, and performed a series of tasks to communicate with the town amidst nature's repossession of the decrepit house remains during the light of day. Folky or "primitive" acts of carving, dowsing, drinking rituals, fireside meditation, myth articulation, chanting, berry pilgrimages, and bear hunts were the tools used to commune. The culmination of this project, so far, resulted in two images: one depicting a group of individuals around an urban campfire, and the other a found photo showing five explorers in front of a dilapidated house. Entitled "Ghost Story", this diptych questions the credibilty of the expedition and the accompanying mythology of speaking with nature. | ||
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