Temple
“Temple”
2015-16
Performance: fabric, playing cards, a shell, a rock, wooden dowels, dominos, table, basket, sand timer, bell, plastic baby dolls, chocolate coins, party poppers and helium
Installation: tinsel curtain, mirrored acrylic, wood and vinyl
Size varies
First iteration: the School of Visual Arts, NY, 2015
Second iteration: Marcus Garvey Park during Flux Art Fair, NY, 2016
“Temple” is a one-on-one performance that has had various iterations. In this performance, visitors are prompted to “sit down & ring bell”. This action initiates the performance— a mock spiritual reading that is forecast by a series of interactive choices the participant makes. The entire performance is silent, and the supplicant is gifted a small talisman to take with them.