17 Minutes

17 Minutes is a performance and video blog project. It is estimated that someone commits suicide every 17 minutes. For each performance I spend 17 minutes standing outdoors next to a tree. At the end of this 17 minutes I fall to the earth. This ritual offers a place of reflection, the time between. It also deals with the specific circumstance of my own brother's suicide and as a reenactment aims to be reminder of the life with which I am engaged.

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Exhibition History

• Weight of the World, Reed Gallery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
• Dispersal Tactics, Artspace, Richmond, VA
• Erie Electric, Smart Wall Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY