Materials: on-site rubble, string, printed statements on paper
Manhattan and Brooklyn, NY June 2006

short description: This is the third in a series of on-site performances and pieces using located sites of rubble and empty dirt lots along with processes of thought.

Rubble is photographed, collected from several sites, and brought to one location. String with a large knot at one end is used to attach 1 of 3 statements to the rubble as they are formed into a pile. The pile of rubble becomes a gathering of disjointed pieces/thoughts that are used to build new structures/ideas as it gathers the broken parts of the city into one area.

long description:
There is always a change occurring in our minds of how we see our life to be, what we want it to be, what we find painful from the past, what we find useful etc. Coherent connected thoughts from 10 years ago become scattered fragments that are processed with current impressions and evaluations of the state our lives are in. We connect to our past and utilize pieces to rebuild a doctrine that we can personally abide by and believe in. This helps give meaning and direction to our actions and behavior. It helps justify how we react to others and gives meaning to the course of living we're on. Without this formulation, life seems empty and without meaning. It is only through reflection, gathering the scattered bits and rearranging it into a temporary stable structure, that helps make each day sensible and meaningful. But the momentary organization isn't meant to last since it only holds value for immediate needs. In the future, parts of our logic will be broken down and used in fragments again. The identity of the city, and ourselves, will constantly be in a state of change.