So PJ's got her navigational tools, right? She just needs a place to try them out and use them.... Like, say for instance at the University of Maryland Baltimore County 's Rethinking Intellectual Activism Conference. What a fun and eye opening experience presenting PJ in that context. I was in the "Performing politics of race" section and gave my presentation on "Social Gesture: the Choreography and Performance of social rebellion" and discussed social and expressive choreography, anarchy in all forms in regards to slave rebellion, capoeira, sea chanties, gender politics, especially within pirate and slaves communities. It was nice to finally use and map out space during my presentation in order for PJ to take, or rather move the discussion outside of the classroom and through the conference space and after lead a Q & A session. I'm also very excited to say that I'm collaborating with a great video artist on the footage of this presentation - Cola Lola Marie, a fellow Mountie and we are working on a multidisciplinary video of Pirate Jenny and a conceptual exploration of who she is, it's definitely a moving piece in progress...
So with the use of navigational tools for hurtling PJ through time, sea and water, I was very inspired by the ancient sea navigation tools that were used by mariners ages ago. How could something so simple as an astrolabe and the night sky be so influential in getting people where they had to to go by sea? Well, it wasn't that simple - it was intricate and the night sky and the day sky were easy to read if you knew how...
With that in mind - I developed a body of work using photography, movement and sculpture based around Pirate Jenny's navigational tools for sea and time travel. The use of reed and bamboo was a great carry over from my performance costume class as its flexibility allowed me to create 3D pieces that reflected my love and experience of movement and gesture. Of course in the spirit of anarchy, I took pictures right outside of the equally principled bookstore and coffeehouse Red Emma's. Check out some of the pics of me prepping for the shoot and sizing up my stuff.
So with the use of navigational tools for hurtling PJ through time, sea and water, I was very inspired by the ancient sea navigation tools that were used by mariners ages ago. How could something so simple as an astrolabe and the night sky be so influential in getting people where they had to to go by sea? Well, it wasn't that simple - it was intricate and the night sky and the day sky were easy to read if you knew how...
With that in mind - I developed a body of work using photography, movement and sculpture based around Pirate Jenny's navigational tools for sea and time travel. The use of reed and bamboo was a great carry over from my performance costume class as its flexibility allowed me to create 3D pieces that reflected my love and experience of movement and gesture. Of course in the spirit of anarchy, I took pictures right outside of the equally principled bookstore and coffeehouse Red Emma's. Check out some of the pics of me prepping for the shoot and sizing up my stuff.
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