The Brayford. To many people passing this waterfront it’s just water, boats and swans. To me however, the Brayford is a place where I can think about home. I get a strange nostalgic feeling from this waterfront, it takes me back to the times when I am at home with my family.
Sport plays a big part in my family, and from a very young age, both me and my brother were encouraged to try out as many sports as we could. 2012 came around and bought with it the London Olympics, and as a very sporty family my mum sat us in front of the television. 35 different sports won medals over the sixteen days that we watched for. However, only one sport really caught my eye. Rowing. I told my mum that I wanted to start rowing, so she took me over to Bedford to try it out. I was a bit ropy at first, but I quickly learnt.
When looking at the Brayford I get a sense of nostalgia from the water. I remember my family and I feel a longing to see them.
superimposed picture of the River Witham (Brayford, Lincoln) and the River Great Ouse (Bedford) with me rowing.
For our Site Specific piece we have decided to wear t-shirts with QR codes on them. The QR codes will consist of things in the city that remind us of memories etc. We have decided to find a place in the city that links to something personal. I think the Brayford is a perfect link to something that is extremely personal to me. We got the idea to do personal stories from the performance ‘I Wish I Was Lonely’. This performance was about technology and how everyone is so busy in their little world, on their phones etc. However, the performance was broken down with true stories. We would like to do a performance similar to this in a sense. Allowing an audience to use their technology to scan us, and instead of them finding an advertisement, they find something personal to us. It should help them to stop and think for a while.
Walker, H. J. and Thorpe, C. (2015) I Wish I Was Lonely. [performance] Hannah Jane Walker and Chris Thorpe (dir.) Lincoln: Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, 11 February.