Endurance Performance
Performances that result in drawings
Balancing Act
Balancing Act from Stephanie Hewett on Vimeo. |
October 2014
In this performance, Hewett wears a dress made of tissue paper along with bowls of ink and powdered charcoal while balancing in the yoga "tree pose" for as long as possible. As time goes on and the pose becomes more difficult to maintain, ink spills out of small holes in the clear plastic bowls attached to her body. The resulting drawing occurs both on the floor and on her dress. The performance ends when Hewett can no longer lift her leg to form the tree pose. |
Until The World Stops Spinning Series
December 2013
Hewett wears a skirt and applies powdered charcoal to both her skirt and feet. She proceeds to spin until she feels too dizzy to continue and repeats this action several times per drawing. She begins with 5 sets of spinning until dizzy for the first drawing, and each consecutive drawing is made with one less set until she performs only 1 set of spins for a drawing. The paper on the wall stays fixed throughout the performance, recording the movements of the skirt as it brushes against the wall. |
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Running in Circles
Flag Drawing Series
November 2012
This series of drawings was created by applying powdered graphite to a flag that moved across the page while performing Colorguard warm up or parade techniques. Each drawing is named after the technique used to create it.
This series of drawings was created by applying powdered graphite to a flag that moved across the page while performing Colorguard warm up or parade techniques. Each drawing is named after the technique used to create it.
Arm Circles
October 2012
In this performance, Hewett repeats the "arm circle" action until it can no longer be done. She begins with forward arm circles, using charcoal to record the movements of her arm. She repeats this process with backwards arm circles, this time using an eraser to track her movements and "undo" her previous actions.
In this performance, Hewett repeats the "arm circle" action until it can no longer be done. She begins with forward arm circles, using charcoal to record the movements of her arm. She repeats this process with backwards arm circles, this time using an eraser to track her movements and "undo" her previous actions.