FACING WEIGHT (1,023)
porcelain, 1,000 acupuncture needles, 23 auricular acupuncture needles
5’ x 5’, 2018
THINKING OF THE WASTE PRODUCTS OF PAIN
THINKING OF A BODY UNCOMFORTED
THINKING OF PRESSURE WITHIN
THINKING OF A BODY SUPINE, HEAD FORWARD
facing weight (1,023) consists of 12 porcelain jars, 1,000 acupuncture needles, and 23 auricular acupuncture needle studs. Each jar is a container for a part of the body, adorned with the map of pressure points that consist within that form. The points are non-permeable; the lid is the only access point to within, and needs to be activated by a viewer in order to uncover. The 23 auricular needles rest within the two small jars embodying ears. They are small gold disks, with a sharp pointed arrow protruding from one side. Each punctured my ears and remained in my skin for three days at a time. I carried them with me until it was time to pull them from my skin. There were many more auricular needles, but they are scattered in the sinks and crack of my prior homes. They are in the beds of my past, scattered and lost.