PATRICIA DAHER
UNWOUNDING
Sharp objects hurt , sharp objects heal. We pass by these trees every day in New York , not seeing their wounds. Most of these wounds are man-made, unnecessary, inconsiderate and disrespectful to the tree's body. In New York, trees have been stapled to hold paper signs. Unwounded is a social performance, which I hope to become a movement, that took place in Brooklyn where the artist removes hundreds of these staples as she walks from one tree to another, attracting attention from curious unsuspecting neighbors, and opening doors to conversation. These staples represent microagressions and emotional wounds from the past. Unwounded is an act of kindness and empathy towards the tree to remove these wounds, physical and emotional, with the goal to build peaceful relations with the neighborhood trees. VIEW FULL VIDEO https://youtu.be/X8Q85JgIFK0
WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND? ONE WORD
WHAT IS ON YOUR MIND? ONE WORD is a relational aesthetic work which took place on October 18, 2020, as part of Atlantic Avenue Gowanus ArtWalk and Imagination Collective. In a one-of-a-kind initiative, artists and local businesses collaborate. This interactive work is created on-site with input from the public. The result is a visual form of journalism, which captures the current mental state of the public, at a certain time, at a specific location. This work also explores the transition from the private to public art space, and the freedoms it entails. It was refreshing to see that the outcome was more optimistic than expected!
FREE MONEY
Nothing is free. Free Money is a performance which took place during the Artist Rise Up Protest on Thursday April 20th 2017, in support of funding for the arts.
FACT OR FICTION CHECK THE KITCHEN
FACT OR FICTION CHECK THE KITCHEN is a relational aesthetic installation at the 2019 Spring/Break Art Fair .Artists Patricia Daher and Han Minyun were tasked in labeling everything. They did. The result highlighted the discrepancies between the ultimate truth and its perception. As one approaches fact, fiction seizes, yet fact is fiction.