Aesthetica Art Prize alumnus Sara Morawetz’s work is both research and process-driven, often employing durational, repetitious and participatory components – elements akin to a scientific experiment. The latest project, étalon, is a performative walk along la Méridienne de France.  The journey, spanning 1500 km, is an act of  homage to astronomers Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Delambre and Pierre-François-André Méchain, who  defined the metre as a “natural” standard of measurement, drawn from the Earth itself. Morawetz’s  piece is a study of both the distance and the lengths taken by science.

From 23 June. Find out more here. 

Credits:
1. Courtesy of the artist.