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The Apologist

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2002 I shaved my head with clippers and spelled out “I’m so sorry” with the fallen hair.

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Patience Patience Patience

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2002 Duration: 4.5 hours Two elements: time and money. I sat across from a bowl of water and tossed a thousand pennies at it. I got them in more often than I missed.

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2002 Spring Gallery Duration: 4 hours A piece about hallucination and consensual reality. I was taped naked to the floor, the masking tape running down the walls and over my body to take on the topography of the floor. I … Continue reading →

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I Love You Don’t Touch Me

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2002 Art*System Gallery Duration: 4 hours This was for a show on the theme “pink”. I sat in a chair with tubes of lipstick hanging from the ceiling. A sign behind me said “APPLY LIPSTICK. KISS SUBJECT.” Lots of people … Continue reading →

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Diary

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2003 SchoolBUS Gallery Duration: 5 hours I sat in the gallery window box writing every single thing that came into my head without censorship or judgment onto 6×9 inch notebook paper. I tore the pages off and stuck them in … Continue reading →

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More Than You Bargained For

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2003 Propeller Centre, Toronto Duration: 3 hours I dressed up all cute and carried around a box that said BUY MY LOVE – 25 CENTS, and implored strangers very politely to give up a quarter for my love. As soon … Continue reading →

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Unravel

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2003 WITNESS series, ZYPR gallery Duration: 48 minutes I wore a knitted tube with the loose end dangling down from a loop in the ceiling. A sign instructed the audience to “Pull”. I stood there passively until the dress was … Continue reading →

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Trapped

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2003 WITNESS series, ZYPR gallery Duration: 3 hours 16 minutes I baited 100 mousetraps with candy hearts, backing myself into a corner, and then unbaited them with my hands. I lost count of how many times the traps caught my … Continue reading →

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Smile

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2003 WITNESS series, ZYPR gallery Duration: 2 hours 24 minutes I smiled myself to exhaustion.

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Wait

Posted on December 1, 2010 by astrid

2002 Duration: 300 minutes I sat across from a digital clock and counted off three hundred minutes as they ticked by.

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