Hey I'm Walking Here by James Clar

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James Clar

Hey I'm Walking Here, 2020

Single channel video (00:06:30 min. loop), no sound, TV, TV box. Edition of 3.

‘Hey I’m Walking Here’ (2020) shows a truncated frame featuring only a pair of sneaker clad feet walking, running and being dragged across the streets, and in the air, leaving behind a trail of water. The water is a reference the Philippines’ topography which is composed of an archipelago of islands in the Pacific Ocean that are rich in biodiversity and largely reliant on a regional and international tourist economy. Conversely, it acts a reminder of the Filipino guest worker population, who are part of the remittance economy, and have been caught in a limbo overseas due to the challenges of the pandemic.
- Words by Sara Raza

Hey I'm Walking Here! (2020), inspired by Clar's move to the Philippines, is a video taken at ground level, fixed on the feet and legs of a man who is walking with ease, a struggle at times, a points soaking- and at times almost levitating. To capture this unique perspective, Clar built a film rig a top a rickshaw and filmed a dancer moving along a roundabout in Manila

Edition of 3
Ed 1 - Available

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Exhibited:
ALT Fair PH, Manila, 2026
"Entangled Transmissions" group show, WHYNot? Manila, 2026
"Share Location" solo show, Silverlens Galleries, Manila, 2021
"S.E.A. Focus: All States No State" group show, Silverlens Galleries, Manila, 2022
Summer Exhibition, Jane Lombard Gallery, New York, 2022

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