Chimera (2014)

A walking tour across the Bristol Suspension Bridge led by an enthusiastic Don Quixote like guide. The tour took audiences on a journey through meanings of the terms 'wildness' and 'remoteness', to describe what a contemporary chimera might look like. Whilst the tour progressed, performers in the distant landscape became visible through the telescopes provided. The artwork was commissioned for the 2nd Bristol Biennial.

The performance events are the real gems of the biennial. Crossing the Line provided a one-off platform for many artists to experiment… Chimera, a project by Bristol-based Alexander Stevenson, was a wonderfully inventive performance that, clad as high-vis hikers, took us on an alternative walk of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Through our monoculars we observed fluorescent chimera in the wild gorge below.

Review of the Bristol Biennial on A-N.co.uk, by Julie McCalden, 2014.