Locative Performance

Peter Gomes, (parkbenchtv.org), uses GPS in Here, here and… here (2003) [Duration 40 mins DV Cam] A 40 minute performance/drawing at the ICA in in London.

The piece was made prior to, and was part of, a lecture on “Locative Media and Performance”.

“Here, here and ..here” used a GPS to globally position the ICA and drew the information from the GPS screen onto the pavement in white chalk - mapping the ICA using 3D GPS Location and coordinates.

On either side of the drawn GPS screen are two other sections drawn in dotted lines. These show the variations of the coordinates on either side of the doorway, which suggest the infinite and ongoing grid of coordinates beyond this location.

The screen and drawing included; numbered satellites; position of satelites; accuracy; elevation; along with bars to show satellite strength, and a date, and time.

The seconds on the time, were the last thing to be written ? giving a precise time, using an atomic clock, to mark the conclusion of the piece.