Peripetia's Path

2002

"When Montreal based artist Marc Boivin stretches upwards and outwards his limbs seem to reach beyond the confines of space. In Peripetia’s Path he and Helen Walkley of Vancouver travel a road that takes them through quiet challenges and tender moments, separates them and unites them. They are beautifully responsive to each other. He advances on her vibrating his ribcage, she vibrates too. The action goes beyond simple imitation, and the whole piece simmers with subtle emotion: a silent howl, a struggle to speak, the change of a gentle touch to something more dangerous. When they nestle together your body remembers embraces."

Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice

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conceived of, improvised by Marc Boivin, Helen Walkley

supported by Quebec Council for the Arts