Bike Date is a practice based research project used to document the spatial and environmental perceptions of the embodied experience of the cyclist, while on the roadway. As an active embodied reinterpretation of public infrastructure, the participant’s description may include variegated forms of cultural information and experiences about the surrounding landscape and society.
NoAutomatico, University of Monterrey, Monterrey Mexico
An accompanied bicycle ride for 2 people, Bike Date focuses on gender and mobility. Using a wireless microphone the Bike Date participant narrates their cycling experience during our ride.
At the conclusion of our ride, I ask the participant for any visual (written or drawn) representation of their experience.
These and other components are used to describe the embodied experience of cycling while on public roadways.
Bike Date audio recordings may be presented as multi- media installations connecting audiences to cities where Bike Dates have been conducted. The Bike Date audio recorded narratives may also be accessed via QR code.
Shunpike Storefronts Project, Bellevue WA
The printed QR codes link audiences to digital audio and visual experiences, which may be local and/or international.
Bike Date audio recordings have been accessed via laminated booklets, zip tied to bike locking sites. The laminated booklets include a link via qr code to the Bike Date audio recording, a transcription of the corresponding audio recorded Bike Date, and contact information.
In some cities Bike Date stories are experienced via the partner project Rest Stop Bike Repair Shop.
Rest Stop Bike Repair Shop, Buffalo NY
Rest Stop Bike Repair Shop, Nuit Blanche, Toronto CA
Rest Stop Bike Repair Shop, Nuit Blanche Toronto CA
Bike Date case studies included in Canarios en la mina de asfalto – vulnerabilidades y privilegios de género en la movilidad alternativa de Monterrey, Chaves-Rodriquez, Libertad; Curry, Laura; Treviño Lomas, Raquel, 2018
Bike Dates may be arranged via email: bikedateproject@gmail.com
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