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Sound walk
SWS26 2026

PARADE

PARADE is a participatory web-based project enacting an endless virtual procession of voices. Through spatial audio and WebXR, this living acoustic monument turns global dissonance into an immersive, shared act of resilience.

Walking piece
1931

Experiência No 2 (Experience No 2)

Experiência No 2 was a radical action in which Flávio de Carvalho walked against a Corpus Christi procession, refusing to remove his hat. The crowd’s reaction neared violence, exposing mass psychology and anticipating performance art.

Walking piece
1975

PostAção

In PostAção, the artist created an oversized envelope and staged a public procession to the post office. Rejected for exceeding postal limits, the action exposed institutional bureaucracy and transformed mail into a performative, subversive artwork.

Walking piece
1993

Consequences of a Gesture

*Consequences of a Gesture* (1993) by Daniel J. Martinez, with VinZula Kara, was a participatory parade through Chicago commemorating immigrant labor history. It combined performance, monument, and community engagement, turning streets into a living, historical stage.

Walking piece
1997

Crash the Market

On March 24, 1997, ACT UP marked 10 years with *Crash the Market*, protesting drug profiteering and Medicaid cuts. Over 500 activists marched to Wall Street, demanding hearings on AIDS drug prices; 73 were arrested for civil disobedience.

Sound walk
1962

4th Finale

4th Finale featured Lynghøj School Brass Band performing self-chosen, evolving sounds while gradually leaving Stændertorvet. The audience followed the dispersing orchestra in procession toward the Viking Ship Museum.

Walking piece
2006

Saddledrag

An androgynous figure dressed as an American cowboy will drag two plaster casts of western saddles along the parade route. The plaster casts are not painted, but left white. The cowboy will pull them using a heavy, lasso-like rope.

Walking piece
1971

100 Boots

Between 1971–1973, Eleanor Antin traveled across California and New York with 100 rubber boots, photographing and sending postcards of 51 staged actions to friends and institutions worldwide. 100 Boots questioned gallery limits and became a narrative journey ending at MoMA.

Walking piece
2009

Procession

Jeremy Deller’s Procession (2009) was a moving parade celebrating Manchester’s people and public spaces, blending everyday life, humor, and surreal elements. Buskers, vendors, and a lorry-mounted café created a playful, participatory, social-surrealist artwork.

Walking piece
2019

Mobility Device

Mobility Device is a collaborative performance where a marching band guides the artist through sound, transforming the white cane into a shared sonic tool that reimagines care, collaboration, and sensory experience.

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A footstep: I widna geng a fitstramp owre da door efter her.

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