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Slow Walking Project

A durational performance

My mom calls me a sloth for being slow at responding, talking and moving.

It makes me wonder,

if I am 'slow', then what is the right speed to move in?

And more importantly, how and who decides this speed?

I decided to take a common action, walking, and push it to the the most extreme end of speed I could reach to understand how that would impact myself and the people walking around me.

My longest walk took 4 hours and 30 minutes, between Caulfield Station and Monash University Building D (450 meters).

I slow walked to my university classroom, resulting in my late attendance to an assessment.

Locations I've slowly walked through

Princess Bridge

Walk Princess bridge_Trim - Copy.mp4

2. South Yarra Station

Walk South Yarra Station_Trim.mp4

3. Caulfield Station

IMG_3983.MOV

4. Monash Caulfield

Walking trial-campus.MOV

5. Walker Street, Dandenong

CAS Gallery trimmed.mp4

Where to next?

I will continue to practice my slow walking in other places. If you have a recommendation of a place please chat me at tanto.jessica (@) gmail.com.

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