(De)fence, 2004 In (De)fence, I tore down a wall of my own making. I tore down my fence. Wrapping each stone in a piece of my shirt, I gave myself away.
Field, 2003 The Field performance continued the extension of self. Through the repetitive gesture and obsessive task of throwing large blocks of clay, I outlined the circumference of the area under my influence.
Breath(e), 2001 I attempted to contain my exhalations in (approximately 957) paper lunch bags in order to gauge the extension of myself into an enclosed area. This mundane and futile action became methodical, obsessive, and meditative through its repetitiveness. It spoke simultaneously of extension and containment. Within the repetitiveness, within the confinement, I am not contained.
Sphere of Influence, 2003 In Sphere of Influence, I spanned the wall, waving my arms up and down, snow angel fashion, as if to encompass as much as I could. I hopped as high as I could reach hoping to gain “territory” and tried to increase my normal range by doing the splits while in a headstand. Absurd? Maybe. But, through these simple motions, I gain experience of my physical limitations and the possibility that my physical and psychological ranges are disparate.
(in)visible, 2003 (in)visible blurred the present and the absent, the physical and the psychological. I pulled a cover over myself in an effort to blend in with the wall.
NIghtlight Shadows, 2005 Test for larger installation Waving my arm, passing by. Nightlight Shadows highlighted the ephemeral qualities of movement and presence by transforming my shadow, an extension of myself, into light.
