Responding to an empty sports field in a former school, (before it is turned
back into a school), the letters spelling the word ‘SCHOOL’ are drawn with
a sports field chalk line marker, as lines for a sports field. The scale and
composition of the letters give the initial impression of being actual sports
field markings, but on closer inspection it becomes visible that the field is
asymmetrical and irregular––producing a crossover between the codes that
make up the rules of sports and the codes of language structures. Drawn
as a performative action with the audience seated on stands inside the field,
the action suggests that of a game in which rules/language is produced, and
the audience is part of. The resulting chalk installation remains on the field
until it wears away over time.

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Photography by Jonas Lescrauwaet