PACE
Go Happen
The Wanderers, 2015
Go Happen
The Wanderers, 2015
Photos: Medium Rare
The Wanderers was a series of six commissions for early career artists creating temporary interventions and live events. The project was produced by Field Notes and held within the public spaces of Falmouth and The Carrick Roads between August - November 2015. It was intended as an off-site, parallel programme to Newlyn Art Gallery’s exhibition In Search of The Miraculous, a show inspired by and marking the 40th anniversary of a voyage made by Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader. The Wanderers brought together a group of developing artists that go beyond the horizon in pursuit of new experiences and precarious journeys; the final commission, a legacy publication by Medium Rare, was launched in December 2015 to document and extend the projects.
PACE, Go Happen, 2015
100 minute micro expedition over water and on foot around Trelissick Estate. Two ventures took place at 9pm and 9.35pm on 30th August 2015, the latter finishing at 11.30pm.
In 1975 artist Bas Jan Ader went missing at sea during an attempt to sail solo across the Atlantic from Cape Cod to Falmouth, for what became his final work In Search of The Miraculous. The influence of Ader’s work can be felt within the practice of many contemporary artists, from big names like Mat Collishaw and Francis Alÿs to developing artists and recent graduates. Perhaps unsurprisingly, generations of students from Falmouth School of Art, including those commissioned for The Wanderers, have been drawn to the works of this enigmatic and ground-breaking artist, influenced by different aspects of Ader’s practice, from the pursuit of precarious journeys to the poetry of futility.
Collaborative duo Go Happen took on one of the commissions; in partnership with the National Trust they devised PACE, a one night micro expedition through Trelissick Estate guided to a collective pace that ranged from silent shared pause to heart pounding run.
Two groups of 10 participated in a journey of wild rhythms on the waters surrounding the Carrick Roads and in the woodlands of Trelissick. PACE was an exploration in changing heart rates and perceptions; each adventure began by boat, where participants feet were washed on a pontoon before they were guided silently into the landscape. Taking place at dusk, with intermittent lantern light, head torch beams and periods of total darkness, a Cornish choir, fishermen and even an opera singer contributed to an otherworldly experience that defied documentation and eludes comprehensive description.
PACE was a real adventure that brought a new audience based across Cornwall to Trelissick Estate, from Bodmin to St Just. The event was extremly popular, with tickets selling out, and was attended by a diverse audience which included local artists, business owners, cafe workers, physiotherapists and lifestyle writers.
Go Happen were intrigued by the ways in which the night alters both our imaginations and the intricacies of physical space; how new laws of reality can briefly seed as tangents from the experience of the day.
100 minute micro expedition over water and on foot around Trelissick Estate. Two ventures took place at 9pm and 9.35pm on 30th August 2015, the latter finishing at 11.30pm.
In 1975 artist Bas Jan Ader went missing at sea during an attempt to sail solo across the Atlantic from Cape Cod to Falmouth, for what became his final work In Search of The Miraculous. The influence of Ader’s work can be felt within the practice of many contemporary artists, from big names like Mat Collishaw and Francis Alÿs to developing artists and recent graduates. Perhaps unsurprisingly, generations of students from Falmouth School of Art, including those commissioned for The Wanderers, have been drawn to the works of this enigmatic and ground-breaking artist, influenced by different aspects of Ader’s practice, from the pursuit of precarious journeys to the poetry of futility.
Collaborative duo Go Happen took on one of the commissions; in partnership with the National Trust they devised PACE, a one night micro expedition through Trelissick Estate guided to a collective pace that ranged from silent shared pause to heart pounding run.
Two groups of 10 participated in a journey of wild rhythms on the waters surrounding the Carrick Roads and in the woodlands of Trelissick. PACE was an exploration in changing heart rates and perceptions; each adventure began by boat, where participants feet were washed on a pontoon before they were guided silently into the landscape. Taking place at dusk, with intermittent lantern light, head torch beams and periods of total darkness, a Cornish choir, fishermen and even an opera singer contributed to an otherworldly experience that defied documentation and eludes comprehensive description.
PACE was a real adventure that brought a new audience based across Cornwall to Trelissick Estate, from Bodmin to St Just. The event was extremly popular, with tickets selling out, and was attended by a diverse audience which included local artists, business owners, cafe workers, physiotherapists and lifestyle writers.
Go Happen were intrigued by the ways in which the night alters both our imaginations and the intricacies of physical space; how new laws of reality can briefly seed as tangents from the experience of the day.
The expedition route around Trelissick Estate
“In the journey of PACE our own physicality alters through the transitions of water to land, the speed of travel slowing and quickening, and the strange intimacy of all the bodies encountered in darkness. The cycle of breath becomes increasingly apparent: our lungs are alert and our heartbeat that much more defined. This happens in relationship to the regular cycles taking place at the same moment. The tide tips away, the sun passes to the moon, our breath and blood listen out.”
Go Happen
“It was a privilege to see Trelissick estate in this way.”
PACE Participant
Go Happen
PACE Participant
FUNDERS AND PARTNERS
The Wanderers was produced in partnership with Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, running in parallel to their international exhibition In Search of The Miraculous. With thanks to National Trust, Falmouth University, Arts Council England, FEAST, School for Social Entrepreneurs, First Great Western, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth Library, Falmouth Town Council, Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, Falmouth and Penryn Sea Cadets and Falmouth Shout Shanty Singers.
The Wanderers was produced in partnership with Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, running in parallel to their international exhibition In Search of The Miraculous. With thanks to National Trust, Falmouth University, Arts Council England, FEAST, School for Social Entrepreneurs, First Great Western, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth Library, Falmouth Town Council, Royal Cornwall Yacht Club, Falmouth Harbour Commissioners, Falmouth and Penryn Sea Cadets and Falmouth Shout Shanty Singers.
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