{"id":22,"date":"2020-09-22T13:19:20","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T17:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/?p=22"},"modified":"2020-12-04T20:08:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T01:08:18","slug":"oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/","title":{"rendered":"Oval with Two Points by Henry Moore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 525px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-22-1\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/11\/IMG_8175.m4v?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/11\/IMG_8175.m4v\">https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/11\/IMG_8175.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>This improvisational response was a result of a creative task in week four of Rebecca Lazier&#8217;s course,\u00a0<em>Site, Off-Site, Site-Responsive Dance and Choreography. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Truncated version of the <strong>task instructions<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Improvise at the site for 30 minutes, set a timer or use a specific duration of music.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You will repeat this process 4 times, each time cutting the time for improvising in half. As you go there may be experiences you want to cultivate, repeat, play with again, and you might start collecting these seeds of work and bring them to your next improvisation, they will change, they may vanish or reemerge, there might be new discoveries. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2nd iteration is 15 min; 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is 7.5 min; 4<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is 3.25 min; 5<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0 is 1.5 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Always alternate improvisation with writing\/drawing\/reflecting\/recording.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Prior to performing the task, we were prompted to read <a href=\"http:\/\/sarma.be\/docs\/3247\">Lisa Nelson&#8217;s Before Your Eyes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the notes I wrote in my journal between each improvisation; some ideas made it into my videotaped improvisations, though most did not.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">juxtapose lines<\/p>\n<p>trace surfaces &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; become sculpture<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>pushing against site and lifting from below (why is this sculpture here?)<\/li>\n<li>knocking head back and falling off platform then sinking back into the sculpture with heavy concavity, falling off quick (significance of the amorphous blob?)<\/li>\n<li>slow tracing with acrobatic movement and taking it to the floor<\/li>\n<li>weaving through site; thread the needle<\/li>\n<li>pushing off jumping and leaning (intervene)<\/li>\n<li>forward roll through; roll to forward walkover (play)<\/li>\n<li>images of leaning against<\/li>\n<li>head circles<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div style=\"width: 525px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-22-2\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/IMG_8176.m4v?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/IMG_8176.m4v\">https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/IMG_8176.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 525px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-22-3\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/IMG_8174.m4v?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/IMG_8174.m4v\">https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/IMG_8174.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><strong>Photos<\/strong> taken by Jon Sweeney during a second round of improvisation<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-22 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_249\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_249-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_249-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_249-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_294\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_294-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_294-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_294-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_271\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_271-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_271-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_271-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_112\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_112-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_112-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_112-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_218\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_218-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_218-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_218-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_185\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_185-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_185-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_185-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_168\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_168-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_168-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_168-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_110\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_110-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_110-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/246\/2020\/09\/20201104_pdf_ysabel_ayala_110-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Text<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artmuseum.princeton.edu\/collections\/objects\/31464\">Princeton University Art Museum&#8217;s Interpretation of Oval with Points<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">If you wish to submit an improvisational response of your own to this sculpture, leave a comment below or email yayala@princeton.edu!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This improvisational response was a result of a creative task in week four of Rebecca Lazier&#8217;s course,\u00a0Site, Off-Site, Site-Responsive Dance and Choreography. Truncated version of the task instructions: &#8220;Improvise at the site for 30 minutes, set a timer or use a specific duration of music. You will repeat this process 4 times, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/2020\/09\/22\/oval-with-two-points-by-henry-moore\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Oval with Two Points by Henry Moore&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":670,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions\/66"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/livingforms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}