an act (solo) – HAPPYTRAILS

What remains of an 8-hour non-performance:

Original description:

What remains of an 8-hour performance.

Who: Me and the Public.

Where: a dirt lot, Davis, CA.

When: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., TUE 13 MAY 2003

Why: another public meditation on the subject of War.

What: 5 hours of video, 8 hours of audio tape, 36 exposure slide film (undeveloped), booklet of plans, 11 plastic bags (compacted into 1 form) that each held an ice block, Sucrets tin, dominoes, toy car, fork, lock, watch, mouthpiece, wood block, string, thread, wire, paint and tile samples, keys, bells, 2 carabiners, toy soldier.

14 5/8″ x8″ x 17″ (closed)

Dirt lot: 47 x5 paces.

HAPPYTRAILS is in BOX#20: here.

A still from the 5 hours of video:  here.