9 to 5 is a series of enduring performance and media works in which I force myself, through a scheduled task or series of tasks, to spend meditative time relating to the nature of life through my bodily actions.
9 to 5 is an endurance performance in which I attempt to count all of the hairs on my body in an office-like environment. The first iteration of this performance happened at Kunsthochschule Mainz as part of the 2018 Rundgang in February 2018. During this first iteration of the performance, 77,614 hairs were counted over the course of 62 hours.
The second and final iteration of 9 to 5 occurred in the BSO Gallery at California State University, Chico in Chico, California in August 2018 . Over the course of 35 hours, 50,642 more hairs were counted, bringing the total number of hairs countable of my body to a total of 128, 256 hairs.
I'm Upset At What This Place Didn't Give Me
I'm Upset At What I Didn't Give This Place
I'm Upset At What This Place Didn't Give Me, I'm Upset At What I Didn't Give This Place is an endurance performance from July 2017. It was performed in the B-SO Gallery at California State University, Chico. It took place from 9 am to 5 pm.
"I've sat and thought about how I spent my time here in Chico for 8 hours over the course of a day. By the time I got up, I was more angry at myself than when I'd sat down. All the stupid shit I blamed on other people while I was here (at home, at school, anywhere) was me. At the end of the day, it was up to me."
Looking Back,
I Wonder If I Wasted Time,
And I Wonder If I'm Wasting Time Now By Looking Back
Looking Back, I Wonder If I Wasted Time, And I Wonder If I'm Wasting Time Now Looking Back is a performance and video piece from April 2017. It was performed as part of the 62nd Juried Student Exhibition at the University Art Gallery at California State University, Chico. The piece was performed daily for the duration of the exhibition, totaling 6 hours and 18 minutes over the course of three weeks. A reflection after its' completion:
"I've sat and thought about how I've spent time in my life for a total of 6 hours and 18 minutes over the last three weeks. I don't know what to call that time or how to judge if it was wasted or not. Someone I talked to about this piece told me "and you're always going to feel like that" in reference to the title of the piece. I want to think I resolved something after nearly six and a half hours, but I'm still where was. I think I'll always be here."