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The contemporary curatorial climate can often be exclusive, precarious and unsustainable. The system as it stands has reached a dead-end. It is time to step off the treadmill and reroute. This is where the project ReRouting begins its journey.
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There are many ways to walk: to stroll, to ramble, to trespass, to head somewhere specific or without direction, to meander, to get lost, to find one's way again. Walking should not be defined by moving with two legs, but rather getting from one point to another by whatever means are available to you. Whatever way one walks, the action of moving between places creates a temporary link between two points; a wall of sorts.
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As the route of a walk gathers more points, these walls connect and a space is formed. This newly imagined walking space with its momentary walls holds the potential to present artworks, host conversations and performances, to create a place for people to gather and to meet or for a solo moment of contemplation. These actions can also take place both inside and out, as a walking space has the capacity to exist within and move between both the public and private.
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ReRouting believes an alternative architecture of sustainable curatorial spaces can be built through
walking. As a curatorial platform and space for research, exchange and encounter, ReRouting hosts events, a residency and a conversation archive titled Walking with... The project as a whole encourages a new generation of curator, artist and audience to rethink what curatorial space can be and reroute towards a more sustainable and inclusive system.
Drawings courtesy of Mohamad Kanaan
ReRouting is part of a long-term curatorial investigation into the accessibility of institutes and the cultural field at large. The project uses walking as a curatorial methodology to slow down and rethink how we perceive our surrounding landscape. This curatorial investigation proposes that by reconsidering what we think of as curatorial space, we can begin to break down insider mentalities and not only allow more people in, but also allow what is on the inside out.
ReRouting is a project initiated by curator and researcher Clementine Butler-Gallie.
