Live Performance Piece

I had an awesome idea for this project initially but quickly realized it would be almost impossible to do considering the time frame, equipment needed, and amount of help needed so I had to revisit the canvas more than once. I went from the concept of people being able to paint on my body to acting as a doomsayer and prophesying the apocalypse to destroying a representation of the world in the sand by letting people walk all over it.

The symbolism is pretty obvious in this piece. Rapid technology and the progress of man shaping the face of the planet. Natural, non-renewable resources being consumed and eventually the destruction of the earth... all dried up, nothing left but sand. The video and concept are both essentially minimalistic in approach. The project had to relate to both technology and the end of the world.. the end of the world aspect is obvious, but I'll let you guess the technology aspect in this piece. Okay, I'll give you a hint: Space Odyssey 2001.