Moving House | Site specific action, cycle rickshaws | 2006
· The aim was to move the Chaudhuri Bari (House of the Chaudhuries,
Kolkata, India) one inch forward.
· Seven cycle rickshaws were hired from
the street in front of the house.
· Each
rickshaw was be attached by a chain to one of the pillars in the front
of the house.
· The rickshaw riders were instructed to try and
pull the house forward.
· The action will ended after 30
minutes had passed.
Rickshaw Riders : Sanjib Baidya; Sukumar Chakraborty; Kartik Mandal; Sushanto Mandal; Subhas Bhattacharya; Dilip Sardar; Ganesh Sadhuka
Special thanks to Priyanka Jain for her assistance with this project.
Preparartion for Action:
Documentation of Action:
Richsaws Riders:
