For this work, who is the person-in-need? I make many claims about the world around me—the people around me—that are unfounded. People need grounding. Which people? Do I need grounding? Do my friends, family, professors, co-workers, grocery store clerks, etc. …
Author: Naomi Worob
They Say It’s Our Spirit
These past weeks, I have been reading David Barnhill’s multicultural anthology, At Home On The Earth: Becoming Native to Our Place. Essay after essay by N Scott Momaday, Leslie Marmon Silko, Wendell Berry, Bell Hooks, John Haines, Thomas Berry …
PODCAST: On Foot
Transcript
Obuchi: You’re listening to episode one of On Foot.
Naomi: This podcast is produced by Obuchi Adikema and Naomi Worob. It follows our research at Grinnell College entitled Embodied Experiences in the Environment.
Naomi: My name is Naomi Worob …
ACTIVITY: On Foot
These past two weeks my research partner, Obuchi, and I have challenged ourselves one day a week to find places walking-distance away from our homes to do our dancing research*. Two times now, we have found ourselves agreeing to dance …
ACTIVITY: Sound
“Amid the myriad sounds that accompany our daily lives, we focus on only a few with any clarity—those that engage our attention. Yet we are affected by all the vibrations in the environment, whether we are conscious of them or …
Publicly Playing in Our Adult Bodies
Yesterday morning Obuchi and I set out on a mission to get to know different spaces and places in Grinnell. Walking on sidewalks and through neighborhoods, we looked for a place that would welcome us and our dancing, moving, researching …
Thinking about Bones
Bones are part of my drawing professor’s practice. Lecturing about the drive to learn and make, she recounts sweeping an artist’s studio when she was sixteen so that in exchange for labor she could look at, observe, and draw his …
How do I talk about this work?
For me, the words connected to my work—dance, environment, and embodied experiences —carry weighted memories. A short while ago, for example, I could not conceive of dance outside of the realm of children’s classes and professional companies. Dance felt …
