SITTING SEVEN SHIVAS

1. Shiva for My Sanity 2. Shiva for Voices Silenced 3. Shiva for Dreaming 4. Shiva for Lost Loves 5. Shiva for Stories Unspoken 6. Shiva for Bodies I Have Inhabited 7. Shiva for Selves I Have Been

While typically the Jewish mourning practice known as shiva take place over seven days, this durational performance modeled after a week of mourning lasted seven hours.

Dressed in all black.

Changed a chalkboard easel sign at the top of each hour to indicate name of shiva.

Served food.

Received gifts of food from both friends and passersby.

Conversed with visitors.

Rent garment.

Mourned.