FUTURE PROJECTS
PANHANDLER'S GUIDE
SITUATION: Upon being approached for money by panhandler
the participant will offer up one dollar and the folded guide book.
STRATEGY:
* Participants will be from all areas
of the community; main focus is those participants that are in
contact with panhandlers on a frequent basis.
* Participant will carry guide
book in purse/ pocket while in the public domain.
INTENT:
* To help the panhandler
generate income
* To redirect public's view point of the panhandler
* To create a system of exchange/dialogue between giving and receiving
parties.
FINAL OUTCOMES: To be observed later.
CUTS FOR COURT
January 2008
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GROWN MAN NAKED PROJECT
Do Nothing Chair Project
SITUATION: Participant
will take one chair from Kitchen and position it within prescribed
setting for three hours total.
STRATEGY:
• Participant will position
chair in local park.
• Participant will be directed on what time
this will take place.
• Participant will schedule other life activities
around this project.
• Participant will stay in the chair for three
hours; no more, no less.
• Participant will engage with public.
• Participant will not entertain self within any form.
• Participant
will face chair in the direction of the white house
• Participant
will record thoughts after each hour of project.
INTENT:
• To
focus on what boredom generates.
• To focus on the phenomena of
social satisfaction and it’s addiction
• To focus on how social
boredom is the withdrawal symptoms of social conditioning.
• Social
fasting through boredom.
• To have a time and state of mind that
boredom becomes satisfying.
PAST FINAL OUTCOMES: None at this point.
DEAR JOHN
August 20, 2007
Purpose:
The purpose of this piece is to rupture isolated barriers within
a public setting. The purpose of this piece is to create a situation
of sharing or seeking out emotional help within a public setting.
Proposed New Process:
This is for a performance art piece that will take place in a public
setting. The actor will outwardly show a level of emotional unrest
because of receiving a Dear John letter and will be responded by
another plant/actor across the isle of other public citizens. The
performance will try to create a situation of sharing amongst strangers.
Example of posted ad: Wanted Actor with broken hearts
GIFT PROJECT
What is Grown Man Naked Project?
Grown Man Naked Project is an effort to
encourage a connection between two disparate communities; the
art patron and the homeless community. Because
the project works upon the principal of gift giving, the figurines
are not for sale. If you are interested in accessing a Grown Man
Naked Figurine, these are the steps you must take to attain them.
- Recognize
that your city has a homeless community, and go into it.
- Talk with
a homeless person
- Offer a gift or exchange. You might:
- Share a meal
with them.
- Offer some other meaningful exchange such as
a cigarette or just chatting.
- Sit down with the homeless person
and talk to them. Find out how they became homeless, for how
long, why? Find out some things about them as a person that
has nothing to do with their homelessness. Hand
write that story on a piece of paper.
- Shake their hand and thank
them.
- Bring back the story to the artist.
- Take home
The Grown Man Naked Figurine
- Be aware that the real gift of this
project is connection between people. A gift that stops giving
becomes a simple possession. One
suggestion to continue the life of the gift: Offer the
same experience to someone else and use your figurine as a
gift that keeps giving.
Thank You
Grown Man Naked Project
