Public Artwork
Walkthrough
Location:
Banff Centre for the Arts, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, AB, T1L 1H5, Canada
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Artwork creator(s):
Woodcock, Laurel
Text author(s):
Woodcock, Laurel
Installation year:
2006 Description:
Text written in vinyl letters on the walls.
Text of the artwork:
CAPTAIN, ROAD PRISON 36:
What we have here is…failure to communicate.
LUKE:
What we have here is…failure to communicate.
(CONT’D)
[laughing]
[kissing]
[mumbling]
[pause]
Rumack:
Elaine, you are a member of this crew. Can you
Face some unpleasant facts?
ELAINE DICKENSION :
No.
Text theme:
Language, daily life, communication
History:
Walkthrough, various locations, Banff Center for the Arts, Alberta, October 23, 2006. Theme: The Future of Idea Art.
1. Walkthrough (CONT'D): located at both ends of the corridor
2. Walkthrough (failure 1 & 2) (2006): JPL201 conference room
3. Walkthrough (mumbling) (2006):JPL spiral staircases
4. Walkthrough (pause) (2006): JPL elevator
5. Walkthrough (kissing) (2006): JPL elevator
6. Walkthrough (laughing) (2006): Glyde elevator
7. Walkthrough (no) (2006): Max Bell Auditorium / Conference Room 158
Walkthrough is a preproduction term in the film industry for rehearsal where performers speak their lines, practice cues and movements, but no shooting occurs. As part of the residency at The Banff Centre for the Arts, I have transcribed excerpts of direction from film scripts into metallic silver vinyl lettering, using the standard font and formatting from the scriptwriting software "Final Draft." These cinematic instructions for everyday gestures and vernacular dialogue have been placed in locations where the texts suggest the actions of passersby in those sites.
Source: Laurel Woodcock (2008). Walkthrough
Event date(s):
2006
Artist's biography:
Laurel Woodcock
Owner(s):
Private collections 
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