Mule

2006
PERFORMANCE,  VIDEO
8MM FILM DIGITALLY TRANSFERRED, DURATION 2:35

Mule is about resistance. Pulling a three-hundred-pound log encrusted with pressed tin from deteriorating Baltimore homes, the artist literally pulls the wreckage of past generations. In this performance piece, forward progress on an inner city street proves near impossible and every ounce of energy is utilized to create momentum. There is no end in sight; the artist acts as a beast of burden, not focusing on the finish line but pushing forward, his labor amounting to a pure meditation of what has come before and what lies ahead.