Our team began engaging in several exercises to jump start our thinking about materials and movement. In this first exercise we each unwound a spool of thread (or in Maureen's case, rope). This was a way of gathering evocative raw materials while also participating in a constant flow of repetitive action. Unwinding the spools began as a simple action that soon shifted into a meditative experience.
As we worked we began to realize that we were inadvertently creating our own strange dance. Arielle and Maureen both ended up with long bunches of string that resembled hair or baby Cousin Its.
Georgia took a different approach and worked by winding the yarn around her free hand. The end result was a miniature cocoon that bound her fingers together.
*Georgia's hand after being cut free
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