I Just Wanted to Tell You

2020
video
duration: 4’09”

30 PERFORMANCES FOR A GRAY BACKDROP

1. I BRUSH MY TEETH WHILE LISTENING TO THE SOUND OF A LAWN MOWER.

2. NO ONE CRIES WHEN I ENTER THE ROOM.

3. I STAY SILENT FOR 10 MINUTES. I THEN SAY THE WORD "OH."

4. IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I AM NOT WEARING A JACKET.

5. I MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME.

6. I PLACE A TEA BAG IN MY MOUTH.

7. I CRY. A FAN BLOWS AT MY FACE.

8. NO ONE ASKS ME TO DANCE WHEN I ENTER THE ROOM.

9. I ATTEMPT TO STAND WITHOUT BENDING MY KNEES OR ELBOWS.

10. I LAY DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.

11. I LAY DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK.

12. I LAY DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALL.

13. I LAY DOWN ON MY BED.

14. NO ONE IS IN THE ROOM WHEN I ENTER.

15. I COOK AN EGG WHILE SINGING IN GERMAN ABOUT IT.

16. I THINK OF A PITCH. I HUM IT.

17. I AM CONTINUOUSLY SLAPPED IN THE FACE.

18. GOD IS PRESENT.

19. I HAVE A FOX FUR. I LOVE AMERICA AND AMERICA LOVES ME.

20. I DRINK THREE GLASSES OF WATER AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.

21. I CALL MY MOTHER TO ASK HER ABOUT THE FIRST WORD SHE THOUGHT OF THIS MORNING. SHE DOES NOT PICK UP.

22. I STAND BEHIND A DOOR.

23. I RUN AWAY.

24. I AM STILL RUNNING.

25. I HOLD MY BREATH FOR AS LONG AS I CAN.

26. I REMEMBER A NAME. I WRITE IT DOWN AND PLACE IT IN MY MOUTH.

27. I DO NOT ENTER THE ROOM.

28. I SIGH.

29. I THINK OF SOMETHING I OFTEN THINK ABOUT. I AM NOT FACING YOU.

30. THERE IS ALWAYS DISTANCE BETWEEN US.

2018
30 performances
total duration: 47'06"

Untitled Performance (Tweet)

2017
painting of a Tweet on 8' x 6' canvas, photo documentation of performance