In 'I am a star: universal landscape detection methodology', a performer's body mimics a scientific instrument to gauge various landscapes through sensation. The detections featured here comprise a map of the landscape proximate to Nida Art Colony, Curonian Spit (Lithuania). Exhibitions: The Performing Document, Curated by Vanessa Brown, Library at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Vancouver, 2013 & Genius Loci, Curated by Vytautas Michelkevičius and Yulia Startsev, Nida Art Colony, Lithuania, 2012

 

Instructions: 1.Dive as low as possible onto the flattest available surface. Try to spread out arms and legs and create a sort of starfish position, resting on the belly. 2.Absorb as many sensations as possible through your skin. Stand up. 3.How does your experience differ between places? What does this let you know about where you are?