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Anna Shapiro performs an urban version of the myth of Sisyphus, who had been compelled to drag an enormous burden up a hill.

homage to sisyphus

a journey of absurd proportions

In May of 2005, hundreds of performance artists from around the world converged on Providence, Rhode Island to participate in "Provflux," a weekend-long event dedicated to artistic and social investigations in psychogeography. Anna Shapiro, an artist who lives in the Providence area, performed her version of the mythical tale of Sisyphus. Empty cardboard boxes lined with reflective mylar, the burden of her journey across the city, continually broke from their leashes of twine and became tangled in the sharp angles of city spaces.

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Anna Shapiro: mixed-media sculpture and performance artist

DXmachina: the online photographic archive of Davyde X

Provflux: a weekend-long event dedicated to artistic and social investigations in psychogeography.

 

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