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In April 1996 visual artist Bill Botzow and movement artist Meg Cottam began a collaborative work in a scrubby clearing on the edge of a settled area of No. Bennington, Vermont. Botzow and Cottam met twice a week over the next three months. They observed patterns of use in the clearing, then revealed and constructed responsive visual and movement ideas. This work culminated in Cascade of Gravity - A Parade in a Landscape, a community celebration June 30, 1996, as part of the Vermont Arts Exchange Paran Creek Festival. |
| Bill Botzow as the Blindfolded Lawnmower and Meg Cottam as the Driver leading the procession to Cascade of Gravity - A Parade in a Landscape |  |
| Meg Cottam on the Rolling Hill |  |
| The Pizza, found wood |
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| Building the Spring Box with Bill, a Bennington school student |  |
| Meg Cottam testing the Spring Box |  |
| Don Knacht and class playing the Spring Box |  |
| Parade participant jumping off the Spring Box |  |
| Flying Man & Fire Ring, sawdust and stones |
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| Meg Cottam dancing in the Areas of Intimacy |  |
| The Body Blimp in front of the Property Line |  |
| Meg Cottam dancing with the Body Blimp |  |
| Bill Botzow dancing with the Body Blimp |  |
| Cascade of Gravity was supported in part by funds from the Vermont Community Foundation, the Vermont Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
