Within a circuit

Format: Performance and installation
Residency: NARS International Residency, Brooklyn, NY
Materials: Four fans, string, a container of the artist’s blood, paper
Year: 2017

Within a circuit inserts the human into a mechanical system. Two fans on the ceiling, powered by electricity, generate the system’s movement. Two fans on the floor are powered by the airflow the ceiling fans create, and a piece of string connects them. A container of the artist’s blood hangs from that string, and when the floor fans’ blades strike it, the vibrations may spill a drop of blood onto the paper underneath.

The human subject of the system introduces a moment of resistance by impeding the fan’s circular movement, and is slowly spent in the process.