Filmed by Alfred Matérn

17 October, 2021
Jamaica Bay, Queens, NY
Air temperature 11.6°C
water temperature 12°C

For this durational performance, the artist spent 10 hours moving in and out of the shallow water of Jamaica Bay, collecting objects such as shells, rocks, seaweed, plastic, glass, rubber, etc. One by one, she placed each piece down on the shore in a circular configuration. In the second half of the day, she repeatedly took each natural object back into the water, leaving behind the trash, which she later discarded.

The performance symbolizes a need to move back into the rhythms of nature that the human world has collectively lost touch with, such as the tides, the sun, the winds, the water, and most importantly, ones self. It serves to reflect how humans treat the ocean, and the earth, and the material objects that end up in it, as well as an invitation to return to our innate natural rhythms not separate from everything else.

This project was supported by New York Foundation for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Media and Entertainment, and Queens Theatre.

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