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It couldn’t be any other way
Project type
Performance
Date
2022
Location
Jonathan Rogers Park, Vancouver BC
Role
Performer
Documentation
Heidi Nagtegaal
March 2022, at dawn on the first day of spring, Mireille Rosner performed "It Couldn't Be Any Other Way" at Jonathan Rogers Park. The performance, captured on video and in photographs by Rosner with Jason Whiteman and Heidi Nagtegaal, involved Rosner spreading a large pile of soil, resting on a picnic blanket, onto a specific patch of lawn as a top dressing.
This act of care, both a ritual of acceptance and an act of gardening, saw the performer's body submit to the earth's ability to absorb, transform, and nourish. Through deep, physical labor, the performance embodied compassion, transformation, and the nourishment of new growth.
Project support was provided by Jesse Scott, Nova Rosner-Scott, Jason Whiteman, and Heidi Nagtegaal.
