The Oxford English Dictionary definition of steep is: ‘rising or falling sharply; almost perpendicular. Origin: Old English : stēap “extending to a great height” of West Germanic origin; related to STEEPLE & STOOP’ (Oxford Dictionaries, 2012).
This relates to our performance, because Steep Hill is of an angle, which rises and falls sharply. It is also the highest point in Lincoln, so does ‘extend to a great height’ and the term relates to the word steeple, which is at the top of Steep Hill, in the form of the Cathedral.
We looked back at the TaskForce video and saw how those performers were integrated into their site and we wondered, if we simply try to climb Steep Hill as many times as we can in 4 hours, will we become the site because of the effect it will have on us?After all, ‘the engagement of the performer at site is in essence ergonomic – body-to-environment’ (Pearson, 2010, p.171).
We set ourselves the target of climbing an equal distance to the circumference of Lincoln, 33,016 metres (20.5 miles). This means we will have to climb up and down Steep Hill exactly 330 times (83 times each) in order to reach our goal. This idea was inspired by Lone Twin whose performance of On Everest also involved a similar task, just on a larger scale.
| Area | 3,569 hectares |
| Size in X (East/West) | 8,551 metres |
| Size in Y (North/South) | 7,613 metres |
| Circumference | 33,016 metres |
All figures are to the nearest hectare/metre.
Word Count: 223
