Actions to Relate

 

 

   
  Actions to Relate is a performance of controlled physical interactions between the artist and participants. On a table are 60 cards with commands, such as "Hug me." or "Give me a high five." The commands range from benign to sexual, to violent. Participants pick a card, hand the card to the artist and then the artist performs that command on the participant's body. The artist stands in a red square; she is not allowed to leave and no one else may enter. Participants stand in a blue square. When they want the interaction to end they leave the blue square. Participants are not allowed to perform actions on the artist's body; they may only receive actions from the artist.