2009

A Walk Into the Night is a processional shadow play, with various elements worn or carried by a multitude of a hundred participants, casting shadows onto horizontal and vertical planes along the itinerary of the procession, from hand-held white screens, to buildings, the sidewalk and the ground, participants and audience members. The shadows were used to blur the lines of the traditional pitfalls of racial identification with skin color. The project examines the dimensions of District Six a former residential neighborhood in CapeTown , South Africa. Known for it’s vibrant multi-racial community that was destroyed by arpartheid regime.

This project was curated by CLAIRE TANCONS for CAPE 09 BIENNIALE