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Molly Haslund

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Molly Haslund

(Born 1976, works in Köpenhamn)

Three double wall bars – for minimal actions, 2014

wood

210 x 75 x 250 cm

Thanks to Mosslunda snickeri

With support from Statens Kunstfond

Below, the artist’s instructions for Constant Hanging, a performance based on minimal action and created entirely through audience participation. You are welcome to try it out, or invent new instructions and systems. The aim is to create a live sculpture of six persons hanging back to back, face to face, testing strength, concentration and endurance.

CONSTANT HANGING (for a group of seven or more)

1. Six people hang with their hands from each wall bar, without touching the ground, for as long as they can. The rest of the group is an active audience.
2. As soon as one of the six participating people lets go of a wall bar, she or he rejoins the audience.
3. Someone from the audience immediately takes over the empty wall bar, so that each side of every single wall bar module is constantly activated by a hanging person.
4. The action of hanging, replacing and joining the audience continues as a loop.
5. When everyone in the group has hung from a wall bar once, a new round with a different order can begin.
6. Continue the activity as long as you can, even if the group gets smaller.