Performance Emily
Jacir printed emails she had received in her inbox from the last
two weeks from people in Palestine and Lebanon. She gave me one,
and also printed out an article from the New York Times about America speed rushing bombs to Israel. "America is 100%
involved and is complicit in the new Israeli attack on Lebanon as
well as in Gaza. I saw on CNN yesterday a poll asking Americans
if the U.S. should get involved or not in the current conflict between
Lebanon, Israel and Palestine. This is the most absurd thing I have
ever heard. America is involved and taking an active roll by providing
arms to one side of the conflict. Americans are complicit in this
war, we ARE involved." Jacir asked me to take the email and
this information and go out into the streets and do something in
the public sphere, based on my interaction, (or reaction) or whatever
with the emails. "It could be an action, a performance, your
own protest, a drawing, a conversation, collaborate with people
you meet... Document your piece through photography and a short
text."
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