Explore art and parks, during the City of San Diego’s free roving public Exploration Day. Along the way, you’ll meet many of the Park Social artists and see events and installations across the city including “Walking the Wall” by Timothy Murdoch. Bring your blanket and enjoy an outdoor afternoon of art, community, and performative art as a “dancing wall” is built and unbuilt through dance choreography. About Walking the Wall: “Is a wall still a wall if it never comes to rest: If it’s always under construction and destruction? If instead of blocking space, it moves through and temporarily defines a path? If it brings people together rather than creating separation? Walking the Wall is a performative, participatory artwork that speaks to the mutable character of borders, walls, and the “ownership” of space through a gesture of invitation and collaboration. The work takes the form of a “dancing wall” of boxes, staged on shipping pallets which dancers will move by building and unbuilding through their choreography. Murdoch sees this wall as a drawn line defining a connection rather than a separation barrier. Much like Paul Klee would refer to his drawings as “taking a line for a walk,” or Richard Long would describe his work as “A line made by walking.” The wall becomes a point of mobility and playfulness that shapes space and brings people together in celebration of our uniqueness and similarities.”
July 16, 2022
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Full schedule of events & experiences HERE.
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. “Walking the Wall” by Tim Murdoch (pictured above) @ North Park Community Park
