Privilege of Removal

Privilege of Removal performance is about how we observe, react and respond to people and issues we cannot relate to. In this piece, by throwing hundreds of dead fish at a pane of glass in a private location I challenge how we have the privilege of not having to experience unpleasantness of outside tragedies, smells, and in this case exploded fish guts. I projected a video of this violent performance inside a dark shipping container which was wrapped in layers of black heavy duty plastic. The viewer, removed from the actual scene and the gagging smell, had the choice to close their eye or to step outside, but the loud sound of the fish hitting the glass could still be heard from distance.

Stills, performance, installation 2016