MYRIAM LEFKOWITZ | Walk, Hands, Eyes (Edinburgh)
Date and time
Description
November/December dates
Tuesday - Saturday
11am
12.15pm
1.30pm
(2 tickets available for each time slot)
Artist Myriam Lefkowitz’s project Walk, Hands, Eyes examines the relationship formed between a city and its inhabitants. Over the course of an hour’s silent walk through a city, a participant and a guide form an immersive relationship with their surroundings through the simple acts of walking, seeing, and touching. Conducted in silence, a performer guides a ‘viewer’ along a specific trajectory while asking them to keep their eyes closed, opening them only on command. Radically enhancing one's senses, the performance redistributes one’s usual perception of the city to the entirety of the body. 'Walk, Hands, Eyes' offers audiences the chance to see Edinburgh from a new perspective and for both guides and participants alike 'Walk, Hands, Eyes' offers the opportunity for a unique, intimate experience that is rarely experienced in daily life.
Walk, hands, Eyes is an ongoing exploration devised by Myriam Lefkowitz, having been performed around the world, the project is never the same.
Your Edinburgh Performes are:
Conor Baird, Antonina Bargielowska Johnsen, Fibi Cowley, Christie Dooley, Giacinta Frisillo, Jess Haygarth, Rosa Klerkx, Aniela Piasecka.
- Walk, Hands, Eyes (Edinburgh) will take approximately 45-60 minutes.
- Please note that this is a one-to-one silent walk with a performer through the streets of Edinburgh and the route may include staircases, steep hills and uneven surfaces.
- We recommend comfortable shoes and appropriate clothing.
- Participants must be 18 years or over.
Myriam Lefkowitz's off-site project Walk, Hands, Eyes (Edinburgh) is funded by Creative Scotland and coincides with 'The Extended Mind' exhibition on view at Talbot Rice Gallery.