CYCLES: Port Credi 2010: Second Attempt

Port Credi 2010: Second Attempt

Friday 7 May 2010 - I start my day at Heritage Mississauga office where I have a meeting scheduled with resident historian Matthew Wilkinson. After providing a brief description and framework of my project he provides me with a wealth of information on the history and founding of Port Credit. We peruse historical documents, images and aerial shots of the area, as well as maps. He also fills me in on some of the current local politics and what the future might hold for the town of Port Credit. I leave overwhelmed with information, photocopies of maps, booklets and pamphlets ... many thanks to Matthew for his time, knowledge and enthusiasm!

Time to start my second attempt at physically tracing Port Credit, although running a bit late so I can only attempt half of my proposed route for the day.
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Here are some statistical information from today's attempt:

To view a GPS mapping of today's ride click on map image ...

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Here is the proposed route for today's attempt

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Cycles

Cycles is an ongoing series of physical and virtual interventions that continues Cheryl Rondeau's exploration of the intersection between art and the everyday. Using the bike as the main mode of travel each intervention is fueled by determination and human-power.

Cycles projects:

the Route (Art Spin 08/2012)
43˚33'27"N 79˚35'24"W - Port Credit 2010
The Commute
Cycles 2009: Approaching Caribou Harbour
Cycles 2008: Toronto - Sudbury
Art Ride 2007

Physical endurance forms a central theme of the project. The use of the body in the artist’s displacement, its emphatic integration in the terrain, proposes a questioning of our perceptions of time and space in a world constantly shrinking within the virtual realm of cyberspace and ever-increasing air travel. Borders and geography are collapsed, disappearing from our collective memory. With this series of physical and virtual interventions Cheryl Rondeau pursues an investigation of the relationships between space and the body, gesture and the individual as well as the rupture between lived experience and its representation, so as to see and think differently.

Loaded with maps, camera, phone and notebook Rondeau logs her trouvailles and maps out her parcours. The Situationists were known to use walkie-talkies on their dérives. Similarly, she exploits today’s technology. Daily activities involve collecting ephemera, digital video and photography to map the geography of the experience and record the multiplicity of interstitial spaces between the departure and arrival points. Maintaining a record of the borders crossed and the landscapes traversed; while dealing with the elements and the fatigue that is at the core of long-distance cycling.
For more information: rondeau.cheryl@gmail.com