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.
An accompanied bicycle ride for 2 people, the participant and the artist, Bike Date frames research that addresses gender and mobility. Using a wireless microphone the Bike Date participant narrates their experience while we are on the road.
Presented as a multi- media installation Bike Date connects audiences to their cities in new ways.
At the conclusion of our ride, I ask the participant for any written or drawn representation of their experience.
These and other components are used to describe the embodied experience of the participant.
The Bike Date audio recorded narratives may also be accessed via QR codes public spaces.
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 a qr code to the Bike Date audio recording, a transcription of the corresponding audio recorded Bike Date, and contact information to participate in the Bike Date project.
In some cities Bike Date stories are experienced via the partner project Rest Stop Bike Repair Shop: a mobile conversation station.
Details
Bike Date case studies are published in peer reviewed Canarios en la mina de asfalto – vulnerabilidades y privilegios de género en la movilidad alternative 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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