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Following Piece

New York, NY, USA

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In autumn 1969, Vito Acconci embarked on an unusual artistic pursuit in New York City. He chose people at random on the streets and followed them, continuing until they entered a building. The duration of these pursuits varied, sometimes lasting only a few minutes, but occasionally extending for hours. His trail weaved through various boroughs including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. The course of his journey was captured in a central map that was part of the project’s documentation. This pursuit, while seemingly intrusive, represented Acconci surrendering control as the routes were dictated by the strangers he followed. He described this experience as losing his individual identity to some extent, becoming a part of a larger plan. Acconci documented this project through a typescript that outlined the specifics of his approach and a photocollage that recorded several of these following incidents.

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Acconci, V. (1969). Following Piece. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/following-piece/
Submitted by: Babak Fakhamzadeh

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corpse road

Also known as corpse way, coffin route, coffin road, coffin path, churchway path, bier road, burial road, lyke-way or lych-way. “Now is the time of night, That the graves all gaping wide, Every one lets forth his sprite, In the church-way paths to glide” – Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream. A path used in medieval times to take the dead from a remote parish to the ‘mother’ church for burial. Coffin rests or wayside crosses lined the route of many where the procession would stop for a while to sing a hymn or say a prayer. There was a strong belief that once a body was taken over a field or fell that route would forever be a public footpath which may explain why so many corpse roads survive today as public footpaths. They are known through the UK.

Added by Alan Cleaver
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