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.
duration: 2'47"
2. NO ONE CRIES WHEN I ENTER THE ROOM.
duration: 0'36"3. I STAY SILENT FOR 10 MINUTES. I THEN SAY THE WORD "OH."
duration: 10'08"4. IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. I AM NOT WEARING A JACKET.
duration: 0'29"5. I MEASURE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
duration: 1'44"6. I PLACE A TEA BAG IN MY MOUTH.
duration: 0'35"7. I CRY. A FAN BLOWS AT MY FACE.
duration: 1'09"8. NO ONE ASKS ME TO DANCE WHEN I ENTER THE ROOM.
duration: 0'50"9. I ATTEMPT TO STAND WITHOUT BENDING MY KNEES OR ELBOWS.
duration: 2'39"10. I LAY DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
duration: 0'57"11. I LAY DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK.
duration: 1'10"12. I LAY DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALL.
duration: 1'10"13. I LAY DOWN ON MY BED.
duration: 1'19"14. NO ONE IS IN THE ROOM WHEN I ENTER.
duration: 0'46"15. I COOK AN EGG WHILE SINGING IN GERMAN ABOUT IT.
duration: 4'15"16. I THINK OF A PITCH. I HUM IT.
duration: 0'46"17. I AM CONTINUOUSLY SLAPPED IN THE FACE.
duration: 1'01"18. GOD IS PRESENT.
duration: 0'40"19. I HAVE A FOX FUR. I LOVE AMERICA AND AMERICA LOVES ME.
duration: 1'50"20. I DRINK THREE GLASSES OF WATER AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.
duration: 1'37"21. I CALL MY MOTHER TO ASK HER ABOUT THE FIRST WORD SHE THOUGHT OF THIS MORNING. SHE DOES NOT PICK UP.
duration: 1'00"22. I STAND BEHIND A DOOR.
duration: 1'55"23. I RUN AWAY.
duration: 0'54"24. I AM STILL RUNNING.
duration: 0'52"25. I HOLD MY BREATH FOR AS LONG AS I CAN.
duration: 0'46"26. I REMEMBER A NAME. I WRITE IT DOWN AND PLACE IT IN MY MOUTH.
duration: 0'48"27. I DO NOT ENTER THE ROOM.
duration: 2'31"28. I SIGH.
duration: 0'21"29. I THINK OF SOMETHING I OFTEN THINK ABOUT. I AM NOT FACING YOU.
duration: 1'04"30. THERE IS ALWAYS DISTANCE BETWEEN US.
duration: 0'27"2018
30 performances
total duration: 47'06"



Untitled Performance (Tweet)
2017
painting of a Tweet on 8' x 6' canvas, photo documentation of performance
The painting was carried around the city of Pittsburgh on October 10, 2017. Photos of the performance were taken by Lena Banchero and Emma Franklin.