"Every 17 minutes, someone commits suicide in the United States." 17 Minutes is a video blog/performance project. Each day I spend 17 minutes standing next to a tree, collapsing at end of the duration. Using time as a signifer this ritual offers a place of reflection to the viewer and the artist, and deals with the specific circumstance of my own brother's suicide. As a reenactment it aims to be reminder of the life I am engaged in. The project makes use of the diaristic nature of blogs to move personal moments into the public/political sphere.
Full Description
"Every 17 minutes, someone commits suicide in the United States." 17 Minutes is a video blog/performance project. Each day I spend 17 minutes standing next to a tree, collapsing at end of the duration. Using time as a signifer this ritual offers a place of reflection to the viewer and the artist, and deals with the specific circumstance of my own brother's suicide. As a reenactment it aims to be reminder of the life I am engaged in. The project makes use of the diaristic nature of blogs to move personal moments into the public/political sphere.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2005
- Submitted to ArtBase: Monday Nov 14th, 2005
- Original Url: http://www.17minutes.org/
- Permalink: http://www.17minutes.org/
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Work Credits:
- Chris Barr, creator
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