Experimental Bathing Project | Ben Paul
Communal bathing has significance to many cultures across the world. Water and heat relaxes our nervous systems; we shed layers of tension, drop into new forms of awareness, of each other, and the place around us. Experimental Bathing will explore how these psycho-physical experiences of bathing could be used to cultivate a collective tenderness and openness to deconstruct colonial patterns of thinking and relating to the land.
Constance is partnering with Ben Paul to deliver the first of three experiments within the Experimental Bathing Project. Artist-researchers will come together at a property in Kingston, where the first performative bathing experiment will be staged with a sauna made from recycled materials.
Lead Artist:
Ben Paul
Artistic Researchers:
Emma Roberston
Rob Braslin
Laura Purcell
Billie Rankin
Yumemi Hiraki
Ruth Langford
Loren Kronemyer
Emma Maye
Produced by: Hannah Foley & Feras Shaheen
Images: Rosie Hastie
Where:
Secret location - address to be provided upon registration.When:
Wednesday 7 August: Artist research day - closed to public.Thursday 8 August: 3-7pm.
Friday 9 August: 3-7pm.
Saturday 10 August: 3-7pm.
Sunday 11 August: Artist research day - closed to public.
Register to attend:
Limited spaces available - please email constance.director@gmail.com to register.Accessibility
The host site has areas of uneven ground and steep inclines. It may not be suitable for all people. Please let us know if you have any accessibility requirements (wheelchair access, etc).
Constance ARI works across Country cared for by the Palawa of lutruwita and the Tasmanian Aboriginal Community. We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout the so called ‘Australia’, as well as First Nations people from elsewhere, and their deep connection to the lands, skies and waterways over which sovereignty was never ceded. We pay our respect to all Elders; we are grateful for their continued sharing of knowledge and Culture.