Ris Publica (trans. Public Laughter), Version 1, occurred on Monday August 1st, from 10:30 am until noon, along the Dartmouth waterfront as part of Halifax’s civic parade on Natal Day in 2016. These specifically designed paving crew uniforms were on exhibition during Fresh Paint/New Construction at Art Mûr, Montreal during July and August 2016, and were later worn by the volunteer crew during the 2016 Halifax Natal Day Parade. The performers worked with the machinery and hand tools of a road crew; things went awry as they attempted to maintain the civic infrastructure – taking measurements and flattening the pavement – despite their best efforts to do a good job. Supported by Ocean Construction.

Photos of event by Katherine Knight