progressie - progression
Along the entire breadth of the court there are five stone steps, 90 centimeters deep and 20 centimeters high.
In the four corners which they make I have placed bamboo-sticks which have the same length as my body with outstretched arms (2.20 meters).
They keep standing with the help of sacks of silver sand which have been put against them, and the distance between them is 90 centimeters, in depth as well as in breadth.
I place myself on the highest step, stretch myself and hold the top of the first stick with my both hands. Then I move backwards ankle by ankle, while I keep my body stretched in one line, until I am at the end of the next step. My body and the stick now form the sides of an isosceles triangle, with a base of 90 centimeters. When I let loose the stick it keeps standing at the same able because of the silver sand.
I do the same thing with the other sticks and the base of the last triangle (3.60 meters) is also my physical limit. The sticks keep remain in position showing a mathematical progression.
year | 1982 |
location | 't Hoogt Cultural Center Utrecht NL |
brief description | With bamboo rods and my own weight I bridge the distance of the steps. |
photography | Jano van Gool |
project or event | Manifestation agains economies on Culture |