Art Project: X Foot Circle

This is an idea for an art project. I haven't done it but would like to.

1. Get a number of kids together, anywhere from 5 to 20, depending on the scale of the work.
2. Lay out a large square of art surface on a floor. The surface could be canvas or other equally sturdy material, or sections of some rigid material like drywall. If necessary, prime the surface to hide any brand markings and make it hold pigment. The surface must be large enough for kids to run or walk a circle on it, and should be as large as expenses and the intended display wall will permit. 10' square is probably the absolute minimum; truly grandiose execution would call for a 50' square.
3. With portable stanchions, rope off a circular track on the surface, diameter almost as large as the surface length/width, track width about 3'. Leave multiple exits/entrances on the outer edge of the track.
4. Protect the surface outside the inner and outer track boundaries with dropcloths.
5. Place large flat trays of non-slippery pigment (charcoal powder?) at each track entrance.
6. Have the kids take off their shoes and socks.
7. Have the kids enter the track, stepping in the pigment as they do so, and walk or run around the track clockwise until they stop leaving footprints.
8. Once their footprints stop, have them leave the track and enter by the next entrance, picking up more pigment along the way.
9. Repeat with all kids until the track is covered enough that they can no longer tell whether they are leaving footprints.
10. Prepare the surface for display if necessary (for example, stretch canvas on a light frame) and mount it vertically.
11. Title the piece "X Foot Circle", where 'X' is the number of feet involved (kids x 2).

12/17/2008