White shirt moment
published by PAS | Performance Art Studies, 2012 http://pas.bbbjohannesdeimling.de
published by PAS | Performance Art Studies, 2012
http://pas.bbbjohannesdeimling.de
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David Frankovich [ca]<br />
PAS #24 | “The<strong>moment</strong>whenanappleistooheavyandhastofalldowntotheground”<br />
Calgary, Canada 2012<br />
46<br />
Careless whisper / 7 minutes<br />
I enter pushing a mop and bucket, which is filled with soapy water. I am wearing white.<br />
I wring out the mop and place it upside down in the bucket, with the mop head sticking<br />
up. Holding the mop and wringer lever, I dance slowly and sing “Careless whisper” by<br />
wham! During the second verse I fall over, spilling the soapy water all over the floor.<br />
I continue to dance and sing on the floor. When the song is over I stand up and right the<br />
mop bucket and wringer. I take off my <strong>shirt</strong>, put it in the wringer and pull the lever while<br />
looking at the audience. I give my <strong>shirt</strong> to the first person I make eye contact with to hold<br />
for me. I repeat this with my pants, then my socks. I repeat this with my underwear, but<br />
instead of giving them to someone I put them back on. I retrieve my socks and put them<br />
back on, then my pants, then my <strong>shirt</strong>. I exit.<br />
photo by Monika Sobczak
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