HSIEH, Tehching
Taiwan/USA
Tehching Hsieh 2004 PHOTO Miklos Legrady
Saturday February 21 7:30 pm
Artist talk
Presented by Blank Slate with the support of the 7a*11d International Festival of Performance Art
LIFE=ART=LIFE is designed to be an exploratory forum evaluating the past and present trends of performance art in the context of everyday life.
“My idea is that time becomes the main thing, how I pass the time is my main concern. It doesn’t matter what I do, I pass time.”
Renowned former performance artist, and currently self-declared non-artist, Tehching Hsieh, is most recognized for his One Year performances. He has lived in a cage, he has lived by the clock, he has lived outside, and he has lived tied by a six-foot rope to a fellow performance artist, Linda Montano. Each performance lasted for one year. His fifth and final performance, Earth, the content of which remained a secret for thirteen years, was disclosed to the public with a simple statement “I kept myself alive. I passed the December 31st, 1999.” Hsieh believes that with the completion of his thirteen year piece that there is nothing left for him to accomplish in this world.