Thursday, June 3, 2010

Tasting Menu

"Tasting Menu"
2010
Video documentation of live performance

Chewing, tasting, and spitting out an entire four course meal.















RED

"RED"
2010
Video documentation of live performance

Being slapped on one cheek and kissed on the other.


Pure

"Pure"
2010
Installation and video documentation of performance

Being covered from head to toe in Purell hand sanitizer.

























The Pursuit of Happiness

"The Pursuit of Happiness"
2009
High-definition video

Five piñatas destroyed with shotguns.
















Labor

"Labor"
2008
Digital photo documentation of performance

Peeling one hundred pounds of potatoes and drinking one liter of potato vodka in a bar in Baltimore on Labor Day.



















The Spawning of the Lake Trout

"The Spawning of the Lake Trout"
2008
Live performance

A dramatic interpretation of the spawning ritual of the mythical Baltimore "lake trout".















Last Supper

"Last Supper"
2008
Digital photo documentation of performance

My dinner reconstructed on armed mousetraps.
















R&R

"R&R"
2007
Digital photo documentation of performance.

The four members of "The Cattywampus" sleeping in my bed (relocated to my studio) for one week.

















Jackpot

"Jackpot"
2007
Live theatrical performance

A play written, produced, directed, and performed by myself and "The Cattywampus".
Thirteen vignettes. each one at some point including a cake.


Spit or Swallow

"Spit or Swallow"
2007
Digital video. 5:04

Backwashing iced tea for 45 minutes.