The Procession
A public intervention inaugurated The Tenant. The artist coordinated a procession that traced the parallel exodus of both textile workers and artists from the Mile End to more affordable, but peripheral, work spaces such as Chabanel. As more artists move into Chabanel, rent is increasing and textile workers have begun to move out.
Schwebel invited artists who moved their studio spaces from Clark’s building to Chabanel to join in a walking procession from Chabanel back to Clark, transporting a selection of detritus abandoned by closed textile shops. The procession involved nine other artists, lasted a duration of two hours and covered a distance of 5.5 kilometers.
Participating artists: Celia Perrin-Sidarous, John Player, Juan Ortiz-Apuy, Sarah Pupo, Valérie Blass, Caroline Mauxion, Karen Kraven, Matt Shane, Cynthia Girard-Renard.
