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Saddledrag results in a long parallel-line drawing. “For this work, the artist dressed as a cowboy, and pulled a cast-plaster saddle for the duration of a public parade route, which was choreographed by artist Fritz Haeg and entitled, East Meets West Interchange Overpass Parade. As the parade proceeded, Campbell left a long double line behind, eventually fully eroding the plaster saddle. The artist stated she hopes “to critique both the construct of the American cowboys, as well as nostalgia for a romantic past that never existed.” The ephemeral nature of the line left behind through the labor of walking and plaster dust helps underscore the disappearance of that nonexistent romantic past.” – Ellen Mueller.
Credits
Material and text from: MUELLER, Ellen. Walking as artistic practice. Albany, NY: State University of New York, 2023.

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