Social Art: offtheline
lines are all around us;
in relationships, there are boundaries
in sports, there are fields
in pictures, there are frames
in life,
there is birth and death, a lifeline.
workshop structure
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Format for Creatives
Designed for: Creative collectives, dancers, actors, visual/performance artists…
I. Opening Circle & Icebreaker Movement
II. Art Without Borders
III. Line as Story
IV. Collaborative Visual/Physical Composition
V. Feedback & Reflection Round
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Core Format
Designed for: Community centers, general public, collectives, schools…
I. What’s a Line?
Brief intro talk (in images and metaphors) about lines in art, life, and relationships.II. Drawing Our Lines
Interactive exercises where participants create personal or symbolic maps.III. Line Games: Crossing & Connecting
Group games involving space, crossing paths, and collaboration.IV. Group Expression
V. Closing Circle
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Custom Format
Designed for: Institutions, organizations, associations, or communities with specific themes, goals, or emotional focus areas.
- Extended or shortened formats
- Expert collaboration (psychologists, educators, art therapists)
- Focused themes
- Optional outcomes: A final performance, zine, exhibition, or group recording
''offtheline'' is a project which aims to observe the patterns of the | lines | and the space “off” them conceptually.
We are unaware of what we are constantly exposed to in the rush of our daily lives. We are exposed to images, voices, and movements; that give us orders and responses to questions we haven’t even asked. Mainly we receive them unconsciously. They are shaping our emotions, our decisions, and our lines. Did we turn into what we have been exposed to?
Did we focus so much on the lines that we forgot the space ''off'' them?
Do lines are the limit?
What does it mean to be limitless? Are there limits even in limitlessness?
Do lines a necessity? Is it possible to have no lines?
What is the relation between in and out of lines?
Can we think of one independently from the other? How are the lines imposed on us?
Do we have a mutual sense of lines?
Do lines exist as a representation of our mutual senses or because of our lack of them?
Could getting to know our lines help us be more understanding of others’ lines? Do lines bring us together? Could we use lines to bring us together?
Do we hide behind, between, off the lines?
Investigation Board
Space of questions and brainstorming
Artworks used on this page
Slide, Robert Rauschenberg | 1979