Upschluß Party this Saturday, August 2, starting at 8:00 p.m.

Everybody is welcome to join the actual and virtual walkers this Saturday at "alberto ukebana" at Urbanstr.116/2.HH aufgang 5, Berlin-Kreuzberg (U8 Schönleinstraße).

Video, audio, photographs, and more stories, will be shared during our informal meeting (no more walking, just talking, and please bring some food-drinks to share, with others, thanks). See you all there!

Update from the last day!

I wish to thank Karin and Marie-Louise for inspiring talk during a good walk today. Special thanks to Inese who finished the project with me at the same place where we started 10 days ago. I was also nicely surprized to see Jürgen greeting us at the end of our walk with a box of chocolate - danke schön! Big thanks to all virtual walkers from Stuttgart, Exeter, New York, Toronto, Helsinki and Caracas. I am sure we will keep in touch.

Please check this blog to view upcoming pictures, audio and video taken during the 10 walks, and the invitation for the UPSCHLUSS PARTY during which we could share our experiences about the participation in this performance. Thank you to all the walkers for joining me. Big hug to all (and now ... I will take care of my overused feet!) .

Update from the ninth day, Wednesday, July 23

Thank you very much to Sara, Inese, and Dovrat for a great walk, talk and ... a beautiful dance at the former border.
Tomorrow's meeting at 10:00a.m. at S-Schichauweg (S-2, green line, direction: Blankenfelde, this line does not run frequently so please allow yourself extra time to arrive at our meeting point on time).

Update from the eight day, Tuesday, July 22

I owe many thanks to today´s fantastic "walkers and talkers": Robin, Diego, Ursula, Michellee, Inese and Willy. It was great to share diverse stories of personal, artistic, philosophical, linguistic and historical displacements with you. Special thanks to my virtual walker, Kaspar, and to his great performing energy for walking with all of us tody.

Tomorrow´s meeting is at 10:00 a.m. at the entrace of S-Lichterfelde Süd, facing the Westfalenenring street.

Update from the seventh day, Monday, July 21

Many thanks to Andrea, my actual walker, and Susan, my virtual walker from New Your City. It was certainly one of the longest and hardest days. Thanks for being with me!
Tomorrow's meeting, as scheduled at 10: a.m. at S-Griebnitzsee, we meet at the exit between Cafe-Bistro and Das local (facing the lake).

Update from the sixth day, Sunday, July 20

Thanks to a great company of Antke, Inese, Joachim and Jürgen, who joined us on the way. Thanks everyone for wonderful walk and stimulating stories of personal, linguistic and philosophical meditations on walls, borders, exile and performance.
Tomorrow´s meeting is as scheduled, at the intersection of Potsdamer Chaussee and Außenweg at 10: 00 a.m. I will take bus #638 or bus #135 at S-U Rathaus Spandau that takes me directly there. If anyone would prefer to ride a bus with me, let´s meet at the bus stop at 9:30 a.m. (location as yesterday, on the map).
Please consult www. bvg.de for the detailed bus schedule

Update from the fifth day, Saturday, July 19

Many thanks to Inese who bravely walked with me, all day long, in spite of the rain, wind, and getting her feet wet and dirty. It was great to share the stories of personal and cultural displacement and talk about the role of an artist in society in ... three languages. I really enjoyed the visit to the first opened Border Tower, now Museum (Grenztrum) at Nieder-Meuendorf, and climbing three floors of those impossibly narrow metal stairs to survey the peaceful land and waters around us.
ATTENTION: Tomorrow's meeting is at S-U-Spandau at the bus stop #671 ( in front of the Rathaus) at 10:10 a.m. (the bus leaves at 10:23 a.m.)

Update from the fourth day, Friday, July 18

Thanks to Rolf and Theo for unexpected, but valuable stories and photos about "the life before/beside the Wall". Special thanks to Phil, my virtual walker from Exeter, England who accompanied my today. Thanks to Jürgen and Berenika for checking on me and my feet.
ATTENTION: Tomorrow we meet at 10:00 a.m. outside the S-Bahn Hennigsdorf, right in front of the large PSG store, "Presse und Buch".

Update from the third day, Thursday, July 17

Thanks to Mimma and Kaspar for joining me. Today´s walking experince was very diverse as we were traversing rich/poor neighborhoods, industrial sites, and wonderfully green park/lake areas. We have seen different types of walls along with the diverse remains of the border.
ATTENTION: Tomorrow´s meeting is at 10:00 a.m., right at the intersection of 3 small streets: Veltheimstr, Burgfrauenstr and Berlinerstr in Reinickendorf area. The meeting point is literally next to the #120 bus stop, that will bring you here from many downtown U-S-Bahn Stations (I am taking this bus tomorrow from S-Wedding, at 9:30 a.m.).
Please call tomorrow if you need to locate me after 10:00 a.m. My cell always walks with me:
015229022131

Update from the second day, Wednesday, July 16

The second day walk went as scheduled, but we were proceeding slower than yesterday because there were more talks on the way, two unexpected visits and the afternoon rain.
Thanks to my old walkers, Inese and Berenika, and to Jürgen, Paul and Waltraud for joining me today. I also wish to thank my virtual walker, Kaspar, currently based in Stuttgart, whose good energy and connection with my walks make my feet move in the right direction.
Tomorrow´s meeting time is at 9:00 a.m., but at U-Bahn Bernauerstr, at the corner of Bernauerstr and Brunnenstr. Looking forward to walking with you!
(My cell phone: 015229022131)

Update from the first day, Tuesday, July 15

The first day walk went as scheduled. Thanks to Inese, Dan, Susan and Berenika for joining me. Tomorrow´s meeting time/place as scheduled, at 9:00 a.m., on the other side of the street from U-Bahn Schlesisches Tor, right at the intersection of Oppelner Str and Schleisische Str, in front of PASTA PIZZA Place. To locate me, later on, during the day, please call: 015229022131

General Information

Welcome to all Actual and Virtual Walkers! I will start on Tuesday, July 15th, at 9:00 a.m., in the South, in Berlin-Treptow, proceeding counter-clockwise, always beginning in the morning. The exact time and locations of the daily departures along with important updates will be posted on this blog, so please check it regularly. I plan to walk about 15 km per day, thus completing the full circle within 10 days in the same place where I started. If you need to reach me please call:
0049 - (0) 15 229 022 131
Looking forward to walking with you!

Call for Walking

To mark the twenty-year anniversary of defecting Poland in Florence, Italy (1988), and the Fall of the Berlin Wall, I will make a special walking performance artwork, “Performing Exile,” where everybody is welcome to join me. Most walks would take place during the day, however, I would like to perform a few night walks as well. We could walk with our eyes closed, backwards, crawling, walking very slowly, standing still, walking with special objects, artworks etc. 

German Version: Einladung zum Spaziergang

Ich bin eine in Polen geborene und in Kanada ausgebildete Künstlerin. Seit Oktober 2007 bin ich in Berlin, um meine künstlerische Arbeit und Forschung zur Perfomance-Kunst der Gegenwart am ICI Institute for Cultural Inquiry Berlin weiterzuführen (http://www.ici-berlin.org). Vor zwanzig Jahren verließ ich Polen auf inoffiziellem Weg und zog nach Florenz. Aus Anlass dieses Jahrestags möchte ich ein besonderes Performance-Projekt realisieren. Es heißt „Performing Exile“ und soll im Juli und August 2008 auf der Strecke entlang der früheren Berliner Mauer stattfinden. Ich möchte Sie hiermit gerne einladen, daran teilzunehmen.