The Assignment: “After receiving a set of instructions from Yoko Ono’s Grapefruit, perform the action on campus. Write about your experience of performing the action and of any public response you observed during your performance on your blog. Also include any applicable documentation (cell phone images, drawings, etc.) in your post. Use this exercise as a warm-up before beginning PROJECT #2 [PERFORMANCE]—push yourself out of your comfort zone and question the parameters of how art is made. Can you make art with your body?”
We chose a few pieces to try out, the first being “Shadow Piece, Put your shadows together until they become one.” We decided to stand in a crosswalk and used a camera to document the process of our shadows becoming one.
The second piece we tried was “Cut Piece. Throw it off a high building”. The only “high” building we had easy access to was the parking garage. This involved climbing a small metal fence to get to a spot where we could see down, and we both tore up something to toss to the below. Again, this was documented by camera. (Photos to come)
The third piece was “Touch Poem V. Feel the wall. Examine its temperature and moisture. Take notes about many different walls.” We did this throughout our time with the other pieces.
Walls
Concrete, brick, glass and sheetrock.
Why are you so cold against my fingers?
Rough and smooth, smooth and rough.
Sun comes out, warmth again.
I honestly don’t think anyone paid any attention to us while we were out “performing”, except for the few that had to go around us while we were playing with our shadows.
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