After Maria Lind's article about deliberate disorientation like in the project Returnity, I decided to try to try that out for myself. This video captures me trying to ride my bicycle backwards. It was extremely challenging. It was interesting to do this experiment from an artistic standpoint. I was noticing my own ability to change and adapt as I tried various methods to achieve balance. I started trying to push down with my left foot first, but when I tried my right foot, I seem to have more stability. Then I starting playing with my center of gravity and found that if I leaned forward/backwards with more weight over my handlebars, I achieved even greater balance.
