THE SECRET OF GOOD POSTURE



The Secret of Good Posture: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Freedom

Paul Hawkins and Bruno Neiva

2 pamphlets/2 sets of colours, 
risograph on paper, 
saddle-stitched, 
softcover, 
10.5 x 24 cm, 
14 pp.

1st edition: Team Trident Press, Manchester, UK, Nov. 2016, edition of 60 copies, £6.5 + shipping
2nd edition: Team Trident Press, Manchester, UK, June 2017, edition of 60 copies, £6.5 + shipping buy

The Secret of Good Posture: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Freedom is a set of two riso-printed, altered pamphlets that depict the relationship between freedom and good posture. Several processes have been employed in the making, such as détournement and Oulipian constraints. Available in 2 versions. Includes easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions.

Reviews: Freedom of Movement, Sally-Shakti Willow, The Contemporary Small Press, London, UK, June 2016



Gulliver NQ, Manchester, UK, 19/11/2016, footage by Lisa Lorenz

​Launch details:

Book launch of The Secret of Good Posture: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Freedom, w/ readings by Paul Hawkins, Sarer Scotthorne, Dan Eltringham and Pip Nayer, Gulliver NQ, Manchester, UK, 19/11/2016​

​Book launch of The Secret of Good Posture: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Freedom, w/ readings by Paul Hawkins and Rowan Evans, Bloom & Curll Books, Bristol, UK, 25/11/2016



Café Candelabro, Porto, Portugal, 09/03/2017, footage: Bárbara Mesquita

​​​Details
The Secret of Good Posture: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Freedom, 16 min., 2017

Performance score
With his back faced to the audience, the performer wears a white doctor’s gown, onto which is projected a set of recent CT scans of his own lumbar spine. Simultaneously, it is being reproduced a recording of a reading of one of the versions of The Secret of Good Posture: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Freedom.

Performance history:

​Book launch of The Secret of Good Posture: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Freedom, Espiga, Porto, Portugal, 14/07/2016
​Book launch of The Secret of Good Posture: A Physical Therapist’s Perspective on Freedom, Café Candelabro, Porto, Portugal, 09/03/2016




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