WHERE IS MY HOME?

PERFORMANCE
 

IN THIS PERFORMANCE, I USE CHARCOAL TO DRAW THE FLOOR PLAN OF THE APARTMENT WHERE I SPENT MY CHILDHOOD — IN THE CITY OF HORLIVKA, DONETSK REGION, UKRAINE. I DRAW DIRECTLY ON THE GALLERY FLOOR — A 5 BY 6 METER SPACE. A SPACE THAT SLOWLY DISAPPEARS UNDER THE FEET OF VISITORS. THE LINES BLUR AND FADE, JUST LIKE THE MEMORIES OF A HOME I CAN NO LONGER RETURN TO. I'M NOT TRYING TO SIMULATE MEMORY — I GENUINELY REMEMBER LESS AND LESS.
 

THIS WAS MY HOME.

HERE I LIVED.

HERE I SLEPT.

HERE MY MOTHER SLEPT.

HERE MY FATHER WORKED.

HERE WE HAD BREAKFAST.

HERE WE WASHED.

HERE, IN 2014, THE WAR BEGAN.

AND WE NEVER RETURNED AGAIN.
 

THIS PERFORMANCE IS ABOUT LOSS. ABOUT A HOME THAT NO LONGER EXISTS. NOT BECAUSE I LEFT — BUT BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN BY THOSE TO WHOM IT NEVER BELONGED. IT IS AN ACT OF MEMORY, FADING UNDERFOOT — LIKE THE OUTLINES OF THE PAST, LIKE THE MEMORIES THEMSELVES.

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