Art Intervention

Art intervention is an interaction with a previously existing artwork, audience, venue/space or situation. It has the auspice of conceptual art and is commonly a form of performance art.

This piece was performed in the spring of 2017 on the campus of Dartmouth College. In the piece, titled "Just this once," I sat inside an opaque white box, with only my hair emerging from a hole cut in the top of the box. A sign titled "You can touch it, Just this once" was placed on the box, along with a pad for viewers to write their reflections and responses. I spent an hour and a half performing the piece, as well as recording the verbal responses of passersby. Their words are presented here, in a form as unedited as possible.