Tuesday, July 26, 2011

city worker classes











Last week city workers taught each other classes in tin working, paper flower making, and dancing during their lunch hour. This is a little bit of the documentation. I was inspired to organize the classes, as part of a multi-layered strategy to intervene in city workers' work days. The unhappiness and stress people have at their jobs from filling multiple positions in city offices is one of the most challenging hurdles for me to break through in my residency at city hall.

There are other projects in progress, but it'll probably be a little while before I share any of that documentation.

Thursday, July 14, 2011

performance is the oldest art form in the world

Performance is the oldest art form in the world. The act of moving, the act of speaking, the act of growing food, the act of hunting, the act of cutting vegetables, the act of communicating, the act of surviving, the act of staring at a fire and the stars for hours on end while you move and drum and sing, the act of Facebook posts, the act of knowing you're on camera, the act of writing an email, the act of holding a conversation, the act of putting a paintbrush on a canvas, the act of going to work every weekday at 9 AM, the act of leaving work at 5PM and everything in between we do to make our bread, the act of drinking beer, the act of smoking cigarettes, the act of smiling, the act of frowning, the act of ignorance, the act of sincerity, the act of being a woman, the act of being a man, the act of teaching, the act of going to church, the act of acting our age, the act of walking, the act of falling in love, the act of typing these words, the act of building a career, the act of being a student, the act of being who we are-- all define our experiences, our identities, and our creative output in the world. We create our own worlds in our performances.