On the Do it Yourself website... I found a bunch of ones that I liked alot...
One, entitled "The possibilities of trust as a sculpture and the question of value for each participant" by Ben Kinmont, simply says "Invite a stranger into your home for breakfast," which I think would be terribly awkward. It's definitely an interesting idea for a performance, with a variety of uninteresting as well as possibly dangerous results.
But one that I really enjoyed was Shere Hite's "Untitled" where he instructs...
"Embrace an important friend in a full-length hug for 31 minutes.I think that would be quite an intense experience. After a while it would probably start to hurt, just from standing and doing nothing for so long. You would have to have quite a close connection with someone to do that, and your friendship might not even be the same afterwards!
Contact should be frontal, body to body, full length, with legs, chests, pelvises and heads touching.
Speak a maximum of twenty words each to each other. Do not proceed to other activities or to " sex."The room should be silent, without music.
Alternately, videotape your embrace. There should not be a third party present videotaping; the camera should be set on a tripod with no operator.
After, write your sensations on a large paper or blackboard. Read them out loud.
Name the activity you have just engaged in, using just one word. Mail this word to me..."
That one reminds me of the record for the Worlds Longest Kiss. I would think after 5 minutes it wouldn't even be romantic anymore, just weird. Endurance contests like that are too much for my tastes... I'd rather have a cheeseburger.(OH! PUN!(maybe someone should punch me.))
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Can't wait to see/hear what you all do!
Looking forward to it. Have you seen any pieces perfromed at Franklin Furnace?
http://www.franklinfurnace.org/
wow, i'm excited too! going to buy materials tonight. yay!!!
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