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Green hedges have a very widespread popularity. Though they are usually just appreciated for their exterior qualities, their interior has unique potentials too.
‘Head in Hedge’ is a DIY-Performance exercise, that can be done by anyone. It was published on the Concept Bank en carried out over time by multiple hedge fantasists, some of whom shared their findings with me, shown here on this page – as well as the exercises, so you can start yourself today. TheConceptBank.org is an initiative of the Unnoticed Art Festival by Frans van Lent.
Head in Hedge (Beginner’s level)
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1. Find a hedge
2. Appreciate it.
3. Approach it.
4. Bend over and look at it very closely.
5. Stick your head inside.
6. Don’t mind the rest of your body – you are just a head in a hedge.
- Whoever executes these performances, can send their outcome/documentation/text to done@theconceptbank.org. Should you wish to execute these exercise yourself, your documentation could end up here, if you wish to.
- “We did it virtually bij finding 2 imaginary holes in a virtual hedge. In no time the hedge grew virtually and kept us hostage. I took two virtual magic spells to get free again. This may be a warning to amateurs.”
Stang Gubbels (2021) Olivier op zoek naar hoop, Biënnale Oosterhout, Kunst in de Heilige Driehoek
Gilbert van Drunen