Ten Years, started 2008
The Ten Years series consists of one year-long performances conducted every ten years. The project started with a first year-long performance from February 11th, 2008 to February 11th, 2009, marking one line on my left hand for every person I encountered but ignored and one cross on my right hand for every person I interacted with. Over the year, I calculated acknowledging 15,500 people out of the 87,950 I encountered, totaling a yearly average of 17%. Exactly ten years later, I conducted a similar performance, this time recording every person I talked to on my left hand, and every person I touched on my right hand, for a total yearly average of touching 33% of the people I spoke with. I will pursue this series by doing a similar one-year-long performance every ten years over my lifetime, each time modifying the rules of the performance slightly to better investigate the complexities of daily human interactions.
17% (Encountered / Acknowledged)
Feb. 11, 2008 - Feb. 10, 2009
Performance with ink on hands, one year
One line on my left hand for every person I ignore and one cross on my right hand for every person I interact with.
33% (Talked to / Touched)
Feb. 11, 2018 - Feb. 10, 2019
Performance with ink on hands, one year
One line on my left hand for every person I talk to and one cross on my right hand for every person I touch.
