Jumping the Fences- August '07 Update

See the final version of this video in HD here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaOhp5YI-mg


JUMPING THE FENCES
DECEMBER 2006 -DECEMBER 2007
PAPO COLO

JUMPING THE FENCES.
A PERFORMANCE PROJECT.
THE ACTION OF JUMPING 51 FENCES IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND THE CITY,
AND AROUND THE WORLD.
THE ARTIST WILL WEAR A MASK LIKE DISGUISE TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

FENCES PROTECT AND ISOLATE. THEY ARE A DEMARCATION OF AN AREA,
A SYMBOL OF POSSESSION, A 'KEEP OFF' SIGN AND A COMMAND TO STAY WITHIN AN AREA.

THEY ARE A DIVIDER AND UNIFIER, PROVIDE SECURITY AND FEAR.
THEIR DUALITY IS OUR HISTORY. FENCES AND BORDERS ARE REASONS FOR WAR.

THEY ARE REPRESENTATIONS OF DIFFERENCES, LIMITATIONS FOR COMUNICATION, TERRITORIAL CONTROL, AND A PSYCHOLOGICAL FRIGHT TO PEOPLE, IDEAS AND CULTURES.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PERFORMANCE IS TO TRANSGRESS THOSE LIMITATIONS, GIVING THE ARTIST A PHYSICAL AND INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM IN THE UNKNOWN; TO DISCOVER WHAT LAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE.

THE DOCUMENTATION OF THIS PIECE WILL INCLUDE A POEM AND PHOTO FOR EACH JUMP OF THE FENCE.

JUMPING THE FENCES IS PHOTOGRAPHY, PERFORMANCE, POETRY AND HISTORY IN A TIME SPACE OF 13 MONTHS.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• papo
• colo
• performance
• art
• fence
• jump
• travel
• immigration
• politics

[BRITTandBRIDGE]

thats weird thats must take experience!! haha

[papasfritasfrancisco]

buen cosa jumping colo! aca en chile hay un equipo de futbol que se llama colo colo

por un cacique ( jefe ) de unos indegenas llamados mapuches, te voy hacer un cover, pero con flaytes choros saltando rejas para robar, papo colo papo fritas

saludos man

[verosimar]

Vaya Papo, ¡sigas saltando!

[maryreillydude]

beautiful photos with a message.

smart+sexy. and so relevant.

w/ catchy vvvv. hip soundtrack.

manu chaou.

have i seen this before?

[grrreen]

i'd like to see and perhaphs participate!

:>

[bxdxkx]

love the project, keep goin!

[TheInfinityLab]

LOVE THIS PROJECT!