I’ll Follow You, Just in Case,
Performance with walking support belt,
Obrat Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia, 2024

I’ll follow you, just in case, was reperformed at the opening of Rhythms of care, Obrat Gallery, Maribor, Slovenia.

I’ll Follow You, Just in Case, is a gestural participation action. The work involves strapping a Transfer/Walking belt around a participant and moving through the gallery with them. Support belts are used for persons who require assistance with walking or with transferring from standing to sitting, or, in the gallery context, from object to object. This assistance creates a shadow effect. The participant leads; in this case, the artist supports.

The performance is in being present to the body. Attune to which foot the participant steps with, how to maintain balance for another person, and how to support the body as it walks from place to place. This action requires the support provider to focus equally on their walking, breathing, and where they are walking. You must lead and follow at the same time. 

Reperforming the works are artists Daria Khrystych, Eszter Kállay and Martyna Miller.