'TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN (IEQUALSYOUEQUALSWEEQUALSME)' IS A SELF PORTRAIT EXPLORING THE DEHUMANISING 'MYTH' OF INDIVIDUALITY. THIS WORK CONSISTED OF A TRIO, CULMINATING WITH A SITE SPECIFIC INSTALLATION. I AM INTERESTED IN TRIO’S AS I SEE A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN THEM AND LIFE (BROUGHT FORTH BY BIRTH, REMAIN ALIVE, STOP – THEN THERE IS THE QUESTION OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. IN MY WORK CONTEXT I SEE THIS IN RELATION TO THE MEMORY OF A PIECE).
REMAIN ALIVE (SECOND PHASE)
THE SECOND PHASE OF 'TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN (IEQUALSYOUEQUALSWEEQUALSME)' TOOK PLACE FROM 00:00 MONDAY 12TH APRIL TO 23:15 SATURDAY 16TH APRIL, GIVING A DURATION OF 5 DAYS, 23 HOURS AND 15 MINUTES. THIS REFLECTS THE 8595 DAYS SINCE THE ARTIST'S BIRTH MADE EQUIVALENT TO MINUTES (I.E. 1 DAY EQUALS 1 MINUTE).
THROUGHOUT THIS TIME SHE DID NOT SPEAK, OR USE ANY MODERN FORM OF COMMUNICATION, TRAVELLING TO AND FROM THE SPACE AS INFREQUENT AS POSSIBLE WHILST CREATING A TEXT WALL PAINTING OF EVERYTHING THAT CAME TO MIND.
ON MONDAY 19TH APRIL THE PUBLIC WERE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE SPACE.
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monochrome, portraiture, the self, text based, durational