- Looking At Mountains -

- Preparation -

The ceremony, in accordance with its practice, should include the following:

An abandoned automobile
Thirty-one humans
A winch
A cart
Lengths of rope
Thirty torches
Thirty-one copies of this ceremonial book
An Origin Site
A Resting Site

- Process -

The group should meet at the Origin Site at an agreed time prior to sunrise. The Origin Site is identified by the presence of an identified and discarded automobile.

Ceremonial Leader “ Raise the one we love”. (spoken)

A winch should be used to raise the automobile from its current resting place and onto a purpose built cart, securing with rope. Any remaining parts, left at the resting place, should be gathered in sacks and carried by hand. If any remaining parts are too large to carry they may be placed on the cart and also secured with rope.
The group should then attach two ropes to the front of the cart and haul it to the destination. This will require ten people per rope to allow for a smooth and steady transit. Another ten participants should be holding torches, five at the front of the procession and five at the rear.

Ceremonial Leader “To the Resting Site”. (spoken)

The Ceremonial Leader will lead the group towards the Resting Site, setting the pace, and therefore the mood. The Resting Site is the site closet to the Origin Site having a view of mountains. This journey should take place in silence, with only the natural sounds of the cart, the automobile and the humans to be heard. To clarify, the natural sounds of humans are to be understood as: breathing, moving, coughing, sneezing, weeping, screaming, sobbing and laughing. No overtly conscious sounds, such as talking, will be permitted, due to the sombre and irreverent nature of the ceremony.
The cart will be pulled to the pre-determined high point and set to rest facing towards the mountains. The group should gather, surrounding the automobile from the sides and rear, leaving the front clear to face the mountains. All of the humans, except for the Ceremonial Leader, should now have operating torches.
At the very moment that the sun can be seen appearing above the mountains, the designated leader of ceremonies will place a tall thin staff in the ground in front of the automobile and initiate the final ceremonial act.

- Conclusion -

On the Ceremonial Leader’s command the group will sing together these verses from the ceremonial book:

Who’s gonna tell you when
It’s too late?
Who’s gonna tell you things
Aren’t so great?

You can’t go on
Thinkin’ nothing’s wrong, oh no
Who’s gonna drive you home
Tonight?

Who’s gonna pick you up
When you fall?
Who’s gonna hang it up
When you call?

Who’s gonna pay attention
To your dreams?
Who’s gonna plug their ears
When you scream?

You can’t go on
Thinkin’ nothing’s wrong, oh no
Who’s gonna drive you home
Tonight?

Who’s gonna hold you down
When you shake
Who’s gonna come around
When you break

You can’t go on
Thinkin’ nothing’s wrong, oh no
Who’s gonna drive you home
Tonight?

You can’t go on
Thinkin’ nothing’s wrong, oh no
Who’s gonna drive you home
Tonight?

- End -

Images and text taken from Witnessing The Wilderness at Wimbledon Space, London, Techné at Hanmi Gallery, London and the publication Here Now Vs. There Then CCA/FOR-SITE  Foundation, California.

Images courtesy of the artist, FOR-SITE Foundation and Wimbledon Space.