Time Passes... will be installed in the BUFU Gallery from Sunday, December 5 through Saturday the 11th. I will inhabit the space for 30-60 minutes each day. During this time I will sit in a chair in the back of the room with a stack of blank quilt blocks, a pen, and a bottle of ink. I will write whatever comes to mind while I'm in the space, but generally, the majority of the text will be (or will be based on) my own personal memories. I will pile the full blocks on the floor for viewers to leaf through and read at will.
This is the approximate schedule for the performances. I will document the installation's progression at the end of each day.
Monday, December 6: 5-6 pm
Tuesday, December 7: 12-12:30 pm
Wednesday, December 8: 12-1 pm
Thursday, December 9: 5-6 pm
Friday December 10: 12-1 pm
Through this installation, I am exploring the quilt as both a commemorative and a memory-inducing object. The performative element is, in part, a metaphor for the time-consuming physical process of piecing and quilting. Because I am in the space hand-writing my own personal memories, the performace also speaks to the idea of the quilt as a diaristic object. In my absence, the text-covered blocks act as visual traces, as records of my having inhabited the space; they trigger the memory of my actions.
