Duration of the performance: 1 hour at 32°F

In ‘Temple I’, I balance 24 stones on my bare back. The weight of them pushing against me, while my body holds them gently. An impermanent balance. The rocks move with my breath, they become animate. They form a mass over my skin, like tectonic plates over the crust and mantle of the earth, shifting with each breath. The rocks, the land remain in a state of constant flux, to my body, the core. Each moment remains transient, ephemeral.

Special thanks to Michelle Smith