The time when I most often practice mindfulness is while cleaning. In this piece, I discuss the connections between different forms of giving and the compassion of cleaning. I create a visual connection between mop heads and my own head so that the mops can be read as figurative heads or in reverse, my head can be interpreted as a mop. The piece is activated by my performance as I run the water through my own hair and give the water to the mop below, which gives water to the mop below, which gives water to the mop below, which gives water to the mop below, which gives water to the mop below.
April 10, 2019