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There are samples of performances, traditional prints, drawings and other works of various media below. The earlier prints were created with traditional intaglio methods, but the more recent prints feature combinations of different print processes: notably intaglio, linocut relief, and polyester plate lithography.
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 Quicktime Movie
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 Quicktime Movie
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Personal Narratives (Performance carried out at the Helen E. Copeland Gallery in Haynes Hall [MSU] during the Personal Narratives exhibition.)
Explanation: on April 16, 2008, the performer sat in the Helen E. Copeland Gallery for five and a half hours, and related personal stories from his history to any visitors to the space. The performance began at 9:15 am, ran until 12:00 pm, and then ran again from 1:15 pm until 4:00 pm. The stories were alternately embarrassing, humorous, or disturbing, but they consistently required the performer to become unusually vulnerable.
Video footage was captured by Lori Hiris; photographs were taken by Paul Heaston.
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The Growth (Three prints. Together, they tell one single narrative.)
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Untitled (A traditional woodcut.)
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Re/recovering From New Year’s (Four prints. Together, they tell one single narrative.)
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Untitled Performance (Carried out at the Waller Yoblonsky Gallery [MSU] for the Fireborn Project.)
Explanation: the performer read texts that characterized fire as an alternately destructive and creative force. After reading a text that treated fire negatively, the performer slapped and beat his body, causing the skin to redden and bruise. After reading a text that treated fire positively, the performer licked and caressed his body. Between texts, the performer recovered by conspicuously drinking large amounts of water.
Photographs were taken by Paul Heaston.
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Rite of Passage (Five prints. Together, they tell one single narrative.)
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Untitled (Two drawings that together tell one story.)
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Man of Precision (Four prints. Together, they tell one single narrative.)
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