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immortalized-ish* (2024). Performance. 27 min + 72 hr fast.

After a year of trying to preserve a bouquet of flowers, the bouquet and I go for a walk before we part ways. Flowers cannot be immortalized.
—ish, for I shall remember.  I too shall be gone one day, but that’s okay, for someone shall remember our times.  


Script:
  1. Fast for 72 hours. Just water, prepare yourself. 
  2. Untie the strings from the bouquet, untangle the confused questions of yesterday.
  3. Tie the strings together and attach the bouquet to you, recount how your questions have led to who you are today. 
  4. Take a walk around the offices, thanking those who have imparted their wisdom to you. 
  5. Walk out to the field, let go of all that you have feared. 
  6. Wrap the string back onto the bouquet, this is the summary of your past life. 
  7. Place the bouquet into the pedestal, remember those who don’t have a resting place.
  8. Pour lighter fluid onto the bouquet, accept your fate for the life ahead in its entirety. 
  9. Light the bouquet on fire, remember that this is ultimately your choice.
  10. Watch the fire burn, accept the cycle of life. 
  11. Watch the fire burn, you can no longer question whether you should be. 
  12. Watch the fire burn, you will now begin questioning what kind you will be. 
As performed April 22, 2024, 8:30pm, on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Images by Ilya Akimov. Footage available upon request.
*Homage to Bahc’s Homage to Paik.
[Past year for the bouquet: link]