This was a 10 hour performance where I moved in and out of the shallow water of Jamaica Bay, collecting any objects I could find, such as shells, rocks, seaweed, plastic, glass, rubber, etc. One by one, I placed each piece down on the shore in a circular configuration. In the second half of the day, I repeatedly took each natural object back into the water, leaving behind the trash, which I later discarded.

The performance symbolizes a need to move back into the rhythms of nature that the human world has collectively lost touch with, such as the tides, the sun, the winds, the water, and most importantly, the self. It serves to reflect how humans treat the ocean, the earth, and the material objects that end up in it, as well as an invitation to return to our innate natural rhythms that is one with everything else.

This project was supported by New York Foundation for the Arts, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, NYC Media and Entertainment, and Queens Theatre.