Videos and Performances
Passengers, 2012, Color Video, 1 minute 48 seconds
A documentation of a performance in a local fast food restaurant along with subtitles telling the story of an ill-fated flight.
The One Minute Walking Tours Presents; Wrocław, Poland, 2008,
Color Video, 1 minute
Experiencing a walking tour of a city can now by accomplished in a minute. Why
spend more time than you need to?
Waterboarding, 2008, Color Video, 1 minute 25 seconds
Torture is a ridiculous, cruel and terrifying act, which is a form of punishment rather than a dependable method of extracting information. The questions posed to the victim in this piece range from the trivial to the political and religious.
Fish Jump Rope, 2007, Color Video, 46 seconds
For display I would have this video loop continually so
as to continue the torture interminably. The
children's singing and making sport of the suffering of the fish mocks the
viewer's feelings of compassion towards the tormented creature.
Simon is a magic show/vaudeville type performance in the style of silent
movies. At first the audience is acknowledged but then ignored, as it becomes
an increasingly humorous and sinister conflict between man and fish. As is it
becomes obvious that the fish will not cooperate positive encouragement is used
and degenerates in to wicked punishment.
Conversations: Conversation
with a Lizard, 2006,
Color Video, 5 minutes 40 seconds
Conversations: Conversation with a Lizard is a farcical piece about talk shows
using a lizard that "speaks" with subtitles. The increasingly
humorous and politically incorrect conversation addresses a broad range of
topics. The interview starts in a civilly mannered classy PBS like fireside
chat and ends in a chaotic Jerry Springer like fight to the death.
Insultorium, 2006, Color Video, 8 minutes
This relentless and in your (my) face documentation of a
performance was both violent and ridiculous. It was a collaborative effort
where I asked my classmates to insult me and throw tomatoes at me.
Vis-à-vis, 2005, Color Video, 2 minutes 20 seconds
I made this piece by recording my head slowly moving in different directions.
Then I projected this on my girlfriend’s head and gave her verbal instructions
to match her movements to my heads movements. I excluded the verbal
instructions because they were unnecessary and distracting.
Pen and Penne, 2005, Color Video, 1 minute
This short, humorous piece deals with physical intimacy and the awkwardness present in this act. The speed of the piece makes the act more urgent and desperate, while the title is a play on words referencing various languages.
