ZandLoper 

Practising inner time in public space

2019

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“When I’m not thinking about where I come from or where I go to, I see the beauty of the city. The richness of patterns, materials and height differences of the environment.

Not my destination but this beauty determines my direction.

I leave traces behind, my route visualised. The route of someone who has time. The route of someone who is time. I follow this route without knowing to where it leads me. I trust my inner feeling for time, where the purest form of creativity and reality can be perceived.”

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Is it in our society still permitted to forget the time of the clock occasionally?

Other than the time of the clock our inner time can’t be measured, but experienced. Finding a balance between clock- and inner time is essential for human well-being: it brings a state of mental rest; a nutrient for contemplation and creativity.

Inspired by the beauty of pavement patterns in combination with the ancient knowledge of labyrinth walking Zand Loper creates city labyrinths while walking. It is a performance, a manifest and a map, encouraging the practice of inner time in public space.