hello how many of you saw the post-it notes out there and how many of you
notes out there and how many of you
notes out there and how many of you posted on them very good thank you
posted on them very good thank you
posted on them very good thank you and for those of you who haven’t or did
and for those of you who haven’t or did
and for those of you who haven’t or did and would like to do some more I would
and would like to do some more I would
and would like to do some more I would like to ask of your assistance see I
like to ask of your assistance see I
like to ask of your assistance see I would like for you to write on more of
would like for you to write on more of
would like for you to write on more of these post-it notes and if you would
these post-it notes and if you would
these post-it notes and if you would like to I’m actually asking of you to
like to I’m actually asking of you to
like to I’m actually asking of you to please come to my assistance at the
please come to my assistance at the
please come to my assistance at the stage right there
stage right there
stage right there so really yeah there you go awesome you
so really yeah there you go awesome you
so really yeah there you go awesome you can use as many as you wish I want you
can use as many as you wish I want you
can use as many as you wish I want you to write on them how you’re going to
to write on them how you’re going to
to write on them how you’re going to concretely change the world in small and
concretely change the world in small and
concretely change the world in small and big ways I want you to write on them
big ways I want you to write on them
big ways I want you to write on them what you truly fear yes and then I want
what you truly fear yes and then I want
what you truly fear yes and then I want you to post them on me yes on me I
you to post them on me yes on me I
you to post them on me yes on me I promise it’ll be fun I promise and then
promise it’ll be fun I promise and then
promise it’ll be fun I promise and then I will take your words and make art of
I will take your words and make art of
I will take your words and make art of them truly see I am an artist and some
them truly see I am an artist and some
them truly see I am an artist and some of us artists we dismember ourselves and
of us artists we dismember ourselves and
of us artists we dismember ourselves and feed ourselves to you so that you may
feed ourselves to you so that you may
feed ourselves to you so that you may make your own art it was back in the
make your own art it was back in the
make your own art it was back in the early 90s I had just arrived into my
early 90s I had just arrived into my
early 90s I had just arrived into my adulthood at the same time I arrived in
adulthood at the same time I arrived in
adulthood at the same time I arrived in San Francisco right here in the South of
San Francisco right here in the South of
San Francisco right here in the South of Market area death and grief so thick in
Market area death and grief so thick in
Market area death and grief so thick in the air sex too often equaled death and
the air sex too often equaled death and
the air sex too often equaled death and the grasping for love and connection
the grasping for love and connection
the grasping for love and connection often meant pain and rejection now I
often meant pain and rejection now I
often meant pain and rejection now I understood in my bones pain and
understood in my bones pain and
understood in my bones pain and rejection or
rejection or
rejection or but the joy of pleasure ought not to
but the joy of pleasure ought not to
but the joy of pleasure ought not to have been tainted by the spectre of
have been tainted by the spectre of
have been tainted by the spectre of death for somebody so young as so many
death for somebody so young as so many
death for somebody so young as so many of us were but there I was finding love
of us were but there I was finding love
of us were but there I was finding love and kinship among the rejected and I
and kinship among the rejected and I
and kinship among the rejected and I suppose I didn’t know any better I found
suppose I didn’t know any better I found
suppose I didn’t know any better I found myself falling into this rogue band of
myself falling into this rogue band of
myself falling into this rogue band of the eternally hopeful they were
the eternally hopeful they were
the eternally hopeful they were creatively charming charming creative
creatively charming charming creative
creatively charming charming creative powerful and unapologetically erotic lee
powerful and unapologetically erotic lee
powerful and unapologetically erotic lee life for many of them took to the
life for many of them took to the
life for many of them took to the streets others still laid down their
streets others still laid down their
streets others still laid down their bodies against the brutality of fear and
bodies against the brutality of fear and
bodies against the brutality of fear and law enforcement and they were the heroes
law enforcement and they were the heroes
law enforcement and they were the heroes they are still the heroes but me I
they are still the heroes but me I
they are still the heroes but me I didn’t go that route and you know maybe
didn’t go that route and you know maybe
didn’t go that route and you know maybe it was the crowds maybe it was over a
it was the crowds maybe it was over a
it was the crowds maybe it was over a confrontation but I didn’t feel like
confrontation but I didn’t feel like
confrontation but I didn’t feel like that was how I couldn’t make change
that was how I couldn’t make change
that was how I couldn’t make change happen instead I donned a campy wig
happen instead I donned a campy wig
happen instead I donned a campy wig painted my lips put on the cheap sexy
painted my lips put on the cheap sexy
painted my lips put on the cheap sexy outfit and we the merry band of lustful
outfit and we the merry band of lustful
outfit and we the merry band of lustful do-gooders we went out into the night we
do-gooders we went out into the night we
do-gooders we went out into the night we climbed onto the stage in the platforms
climbed onto the stage in the platforms
climbed onto the stage in the platforms among writhing bodies at the queer dance
among writhing bodies at the queer dance
among writhing bodies at the queer dance clubs and the Dyke sex parties oh yeah
clubs and the Dyke sex parties oh yeah
clubs and the Dyke sex parties oh yeah the word Dyke back then I was a proud
the word Dyke back then I was a proud
the word Dyke back then I was a proud word of self reclamation and the word
word of self reclamation and the word
word of self reclamation and the word queer was hotly contested among the
queer was hotly contested among the
queer was hotly contested among the generations now the words change but the
generations now the words change but the
generations now the words change but the exciting friction still remains so there
exciting friction still remains so there
exciting friction still remains so there we were on the stage in the platform’s
we were on the stage in the platform’s
we were on the stage in the platform’s climbing up there lifting our skirts
climbing up there lifting our skirts
climbing up there lifting our skirts ripping open our flies dental dams
ripping open our flies dental dams
ripping open our flies dental dams condoms gloves and lube we camped it up
condoms gloves and lube we camped it up
condoms gloves and lube we camped it up but we went out of for real live love on
but we went out of for real live love on
but we went out of for real live love on stage for safer sex controversial
stage for safer sex controversial
stage for safer sex controversial certain
certain
certain save a few lives possibly shift
save a few lives possibly shift
save a few lives possibly shift paradigms definitely see we were
paradigms definitely see we were
paradigms definitely see we were unencumbered by government funding or
unencumbered by government funding or
unencumbered by government funding or agency controls other organizations
agency controls other organizations
agency controls other organizations fighting the good fight trying to stave
fighting the good fight trying to stave
fighting the good fight trying to stave off the pandemic they didn’t have that
off the pandemic they didn’t have that
off the pandemic they didn’t have that luxury those organizations with all
luxury those organizations with all
luxury those organizations with all their good intentions they had to stay
their good intentions they had to stay
their good intentions they had to stay in their booth meekly handing out
in their booth meekly handing out
in their booth meekly handing out condoms dryly preaching rationality in
condoms dryly preaching rationality in
condoms dryly preaching rationality in the midst of CEO passion how were they
the midst of CEO passion how were they
the midst of CEO passion how were they to affect change alter behavior and
to affect change alter behavior and
to affect change alter behavior and establish a new erotic Norma and how are
establish a new erotic Norma and how are
establish a new erotic Norma and how are we to take emotion to action and prepare
we to take emotion to action and prepare
we to take emotion to action and prepare for the new reality their latex glove
for the new reality their latex glove
for the new reality their latex glove hands were tied we wanted so much and
hands were tied we wanted so much and
hands were tied we wanted so much and yet we had to span the gap of good
yet we had to span the gap of good
yet we had to span the gap of good intention and action
intention and action
intention and action all of this happened here in soma love
all of this happened here in soma love
all of this happened here in soma love grief and creative force here to began
grief and creative force here to began
grief and creative force here to began my performance art and my social
my performance art and my social
my performance art and my social practice humans are creative people
practice humans are creative people
practice humans are creative people create we can’t help it
create we can’t help it
create we can’t help it oh but we’ve been taught too well to be
oh but we’ve been taught too well to be
oh but we’ve been taught too well to be the audience that the artist and the
the audience that the artist and the
the audience that the artist and the audience are oppositional that one
audience are oppositional that one
audience are oppositional that one produces while the other consumes but
produces while the other consumes but
produces while the other consumes but what if the creation and the consumption
what if the creation and the consumption
what if the creation and the consumption the revealing and the obliterating were
the revealing and the obliterating were
the revealing and the obliterating were the same thing when I create I am
the same thing when I create I am
the same thing when I create I am simultaneously destroying the raw
simultaneously destroying the raw
simultaneously destroying the raw materials art whether wood paper fabric
materials art whether wood paper fabric
materials art whether wood paper fabric flowers or blowup dolls are permanently
flowers or blowup dolls are permanently
flowers or blowup dolls are permanently altered and damaged
altered and damaged
altered and damaged permanently in order to create something
permanently in order to create something
permanently in order to create something new the moment before the act of change
new the moment before the act of change
new the moment before the act of change is long silence that’s intense
is long silence that’s intense
is long silence that’s intense and delicious the moment after creation
and delicious the moment after creation
and delicious the moment after creation is exhilarating the decision to destroy
is exhilarating the decision to destroy
is exhilarating the decision to destroy to the action of creation is a
to the action of creation is a
to the action of creation is a transformative eternally long nanosecond
transformative eternally long nanosecond
transformative eternally long nanosecond oh this this is a love seat yes it’s
oh this this is a love seat yes it’s
oh this this is a love seat yes it’s called the low C that’s actually made of
called the low C that’s actually made of
called the low C that’s actually made of real blow-up dolls actual blow-up dolls
real blow-up dolls actual blow-up dolls
real blow-up dolls actual blow-up dolls tied onto a frame it’s meant to be sat
tied onto a frame it’s meant to be sat
tied onto a frame it’s meant to be sat on and the conversation it generates oh
on and the conversation it generates oh
on and the conversation it generates oh my the conversation that generates I
my the conversation that generates I
my the conversation that generates I call it the loveseat effect in this
call it the loveseat effect in this
call it the loveseat effect in this piece
piece
piece mooom yoga me the god of no name
mooom yoga me the god of no name
mooom yoga me the god of no name I am literally a white paper canvas for
I am literally a white paper canvas for
I am literally a white paper canvas for you to leave your mark upon strangers
you to leave your mark upon strangers
you to leave your mark upon strangers leave indelible marks upon us all in
leave indelible marks upon us all in
leave indelible marks upon us all in ways that we may never see but what if
ways that we may never see but what if
ways that we may never see but what if we took a moment thought about it and
we took a moment thought about it and
we took a moment thought about it and chose to leave a mark
chose to leave a mark
chose to leave a mark unique and eternal for having taken that
unique and eternal for having taken that
unique and eternal for having taken that action and for having taken that action
action and for having taken that action
action and for having taken that action we are all changed
we are all changed
we are all changed I hold my post until all have done what
I hold my post until all have done what
I hold my post until all have done what they must Oh kimono to what we wear in
they must Oh kimono to what we wear in
they must Oh kimono to what we wear in this piece I come wandering in from the
this piece I come wandering in from the
this piece I come wandering in from the audience wearing Mickey Mouse ears
audience wearing Mickey Mouse ears
audience wearing Mickey Mouse ears Captain America’s shirt and drinking a
Captain America’s shirt and drinking a
Captain America’s shirt and drinking a coca-cola and then I dress myself in a
coca-cola and then I dress myself in a
coca-cola and then I dress myself in a vintage kimono layering on the makeup
vintage kimono layering on the makeup
vintage kimono layering on the makeup representing idealized beauty
representing idealized beauty
representing idealized beauty nationalism even the yellow face
black eyeshadow red lips white over
black eyeshadow red lips white over medieval Japanese brow white over red
medieval Japanese brow white over red
medieval Japanese brow white over red rising some quite over
rising some quite over
rising some quite over bright yellow slanted eyes white over
bright yellow slanted eyes white over
bright yellow slanted eyes white over and finally wearing a wooden no mask and
and finally wearing a wooden no mask and
and finally wearing a wooden no mask and bound under my own creation the
bound under my own creation the
bound under my own creation the attendees are invited to quite over me
attendees are invited to quite over me
attendees are invited to quite over me who is responsible for the destruction
who is responsible for the destruction
who is responsible for the destruction of the authentic where is the line
of the authentic where is the line
of the authentic where is the line between self creation and self
between self creation and self
between self creation and self obliteration where is it an internalized
obliteration where is it an internalized
obliteration where is it an internalized truth and externally imposed oh the
truth and externally imposed oh the
truth and externally imposed oh the dining room now say who doesn’t secretly
dining room now say who doesn’t secretly
dining room now say who doesn’t secretly revel in the thrill of breaking things
revel in the thrill of breaking things
revel in the thrill of breaking things mm-hmm yeah yeah you and you and you
mm-hmm yeah yeah you and you and you
mm-hmm yeah yeah you and you and you yeah so I invite you I invite people to
yeah so I invite you I invite people to
yeah so I invite you I invite people to come break dishes with me hundreds and
come break dishes with me hundreds and
come break dishes with me hundreds and hundreds of plates saucers cups and
hundreds of plates saucers cups and
hundreds of plates saucers cups and dishes smashed it’s exhilarating and
dishes smashed it’s exhilarating and
dishes smashed it’s exhilarating and it’s deliciously it just feels
it’s deliciously it just feels
it’s deliciously it just feels deliciously forbidden yeah and then the
deliciously forbidden yeah and then the
deliciously forbidden yeah and then the shards created from that we sweep that
shards created from that we sweep that
shards created from that we sweep that up into an installation the cacophony
up into an installation the cacophony
up into an installation the cacophony and the sound of shattering turns into a
and the sound of shattering turns into a
and the sound of shattering turns into a long silence a reflection
let me read your post-it notes I fear
let me read your post-it notes I fear only fear it so I will change the world
only fear it so I will change the world
only fear it so I will change the world showing golden rule is still golden I
showing golden rule is still golden I
showing golden rule is still golden I will change the world by being
will change the world by being
will change the world by being relentlessly kind I will change the
relentlessly kind I will change the
relentlessly kind I will change the world by paying attention when it’s
world by paying attention when it’s
world by paying attention when it’s easier to turn the other cheek I will
easier to turn the other cheek I will
easier to turn the other cheek I will change the world by small acts of
change the world by small acts of
change the world by small acts of kindness hartmark I will change the
kindness hartmark I will change the
kindness hartmark I will change the world by educating others about HIV
world by educating others about HIV
world by educating others about HIV people believe there is no danger of HIV
people believe there is no danger of HIV
people believe there is no danger of HIV anymore
anymore
anymore right on and I fear unknown of death I
will change the world by sustainable
will change the world by sustainable business there’s so much talk of how
business there’s so much talk of how
business there’s so much talk of how we’re going to change the world change
we’re going to change the world change
we’re going to change the world change is creation the impulse to change and
is creation the impulse to change and
is creation the impulse to change and create is woven in with the fears from
create is woven in with the fears from
create is woven in with the fears from within our shadow embrace the fear
creation is uncomfortable change is
creation is uncomfortable change is unsettling speaking of unsettling I
unsettling speaking of unsettling I
unsettling speaking of unsettling I remember years ago when I visited
remember years ago when I visited
remember years ago when I visited Thailand and I was surprised even
Thailand and I was surprised even
Thailand and I was surprised even shocked to find the Buddhist worshipers
shocked to find the Buddhist worshipers
shocked to find the Buddhist worshipers putting gold leaf upon the sacred
putting gold leaf upon the sacred
putting gold leaf upon the sacred statues in Japan where I’m from the
statues in Japan where I’m from the
statues in Japan where I’m from the images and the statues of the
images and the statues of the
images and the statues of the Bodhisattvas are often hidden behind
Bodhisattvas are often hidden behind
Bodhisattvas are often hidden behind screens not to be touched much less
screens not to be touched much less
screens not to be touched much less altered so I was put off at first
altered so I was put off at first
altered so I was put off at first offended even and then I was fast
offended even and then I was fast
offended even and then I was fast the gold leaves our wishes hopes fears
the gold leaves our wishes hopes fears
the gold leaves our wishes hopes fears and aspirations made physical thought
and aspirations made physical thought
and aspirations made physical thought and concept turned to action into
and concept turned to action into
and concept turned to action into tangible materiality action and
tangible materiality action and
tangible materiality action and materiality bring forth the change so
materiality bring forth the change so
materiality bring forth the change so you have posted upon me thank you
you have posted upon me thank you
you have posted upon me thank you you have buried me thank you I am NOT
you have buried me thank you I am NOT
you have buried me thank you I am NOT the artist not anymore
the artist not anymore
the artist not anymore oh thank you you are the creator now and
oh thank you you are the creator now and
oh thank you you are the creator now and you have always been thank you
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