Anterior surface of the sphenoid bone
A moth spreading its wings in the centre of your skull.
It is situated about 3 cm. behind, and a little above the level of the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
It marks the junction between four bones:
The pterion receives its name from the Greek root pteron, meaning wing.
In Greek mythology, Hermes, messenger of the gods, was enabled to fly by winged sandals, and wings on his head, which were attached at the pterion.
Since Autumn 2011, the [collective] are embarking up a year-long performance process towards developing a series of performance works emerging out of our explorations into Running as an artistic practice. 'Walking as an artistic practice' is an established process within a wide variety of artistic disciplines, including performance. The [collective] are attempting to develop the movement, motion and process one step further - by using the process of running in the urban context as a practice to develop performance.
