Wish You Were Here: One Hour Holiday.
In February 2018, Louise Ashcroft took a bunch of strangers on holiday. The group attempted to cram a two week holiday of a lifetime into a one hour walk through Bermondsey, South East London. We imagined fictional landscapes, hunted for clues to our narrative, gleaned soundscapes, bought the strangest foods from a market, spoke unfamiliar languages badly, then headed for the beach. We formed great friendships and then never saw one another again.
Louise - Ibiza? Lanzarote? Let’s get away.
You - But it’s February, I’m skint.
Louise - Somewhere cheap. A package.
You - I’m on lates that week, the boss will never authorise it.
Louise - A short break.
You - But who will feed Misty?
Louise - Very short.
Louise Ashcroft attempts to cram a two week group holiday in the sun into a one hour walk through Bermondsey. Mundane surroundings become magical, or not. Part psychogeographical journey, part reality tv show, part writing walkshop; partly inspired by the Psychoanalyst Marion Milner’s self-reflective book ‘An Experiment in Leisure’. A live script will be written and played out collectively through a series of improvisational site-based games. Bring suncream (real or imaginary).
In February 2018, Louise Ashcroft took a bunch of strangers on holiday. The group attempted to cram a two week holiday of a lifetime into a one hour walk through Bermondsey, South East London. We imagined fictional landscapes, hunted for clues to our narrative, gleaned soundscapes, bought the strangest foods from a market, spoke unfamiliar languages badly, then headed for the beach. We formed great friendships and then never saw one another again.
Louise - Ibiza? Lanzarote? Let’s get away.
You - But it’s February, I’m skint.
Louise - Somewhere cheap. A package.
You - I’m on lates that week, the boss will never authorise it.
Louise - A short break.
You - But who will feed Misty?
Louise - Very short.
Louise Ashcroft attempts to cram a two week group holiday in the sun into a one hour walk through Bermondsey. Mundane surroundings become magical, or not. Part psychogeographical journey, part reality tv show, part writing walkshop; partly inspired by the Psychoanalyst Marion Milner’s self-reflective book ‘An Experiment in Leisure’. A live script will be written and played out collectively through a series of improvisational site-based games. Bring suncream (real or imaginary).