“Silence” is a performative installation exploring the potential power we have over each other. For eight days, eight hours each day, I will be installed in the gallery window and negotiate power between myself and the audience through only my ...
Sound and video performance realized on April 26, 2013 during the “Parrhesia” exhibition at CORPO 6, in collaboration with Fabio Campagna.
A gift to the city, a gift of a city. Throughout 2012 I created multiple posters bearing ambiguous symbols. Having selected six posters I chose a seventh symbol which I placed on the map of Berlin. Taking note of where ...
“Nanga Parbat” OKO performance at CORPO 6, Friday March 1, 2013. Responsive video projection realized by J.E. Murphy. A song from the upcoming OKO release 5730±40 on Land of Decay
Performance from August 18, 2012 realized during the HomeBase festival. “Language is confused, language is confusing, I confuse languages. I get tongue tied, I trip on words, I get stuck on words, I keep speaking.”
A long term performance begun on August 8, 2012 and performed for 18 hours over three days. During the performance I invited the audience to interact with me and talk about the idea of home in crisis or art in ...
Music video for “Augury in an Evaporating Tower” by Locrian for their album The Clearing/The Final Epoch released by Relapse Records.
OKO at Grüntaler9, Saturday, June 30, 2012. (photos by Karolina Iwa)
My photographic documentation of performances that took place during the Month of Performance Art Berlin. All photos are my original work, if you would like to use a photo please get in touch, contact details are on the “Aleks” page. 3.5.12 “Lampyris ...
A performance piece from May 15, 2012, that explores the meaning of gaps in city architecture. During this performance, I applied baby oil, sunflower oil, butter, lard and skin lotion to myself and to the path ahead of me. These lubricants ...
Music video for Eolomea (André Foisy, David Reed) released February 2012 on Brave Mysteries. Video shot with the Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 24mm f/1.4L lens
OKO at HB55 December 9, 2011. More information and photos here.
OKO at the Live Art Review at Liebig12, December 4, 2011. Videos and further information here liveartreview.blogspot.com
OKO at the Bethanien, Berlin
A performance piece from September 30, 2011, that explores the theme of schizophrenic patriotism. During this performance I sang the national anthems of the United States, Germany and Poland non-stop for four hours. I interrupted the singing only to drink shots of vodka. The audience ...
A performance piece from August 28, 2011, that explores the effects of positive and negative reinforcement on the giver and receiver. For six hours I loved and cherished a randomly selected tree. I gave it compliments, sang to it and showed ...
A performance piece from June 26, 2011, that explores the power of the English language. This performance took place in Berlin, a city I live in but one that is still rather foreign to me. For twelve hours I sat and ...
The second OKO performance occurred on August 27, 2010, when we were invited to participate in the Schlagstrom Festival in Berlin.
The first OKO performance occurred on July 17, 2010 as part of the Schwarzgold exhibition in the sub-basement of the Schloss Beesenstedt.
Please click on the image for the OKO website. There you can learn more about this visual and sound collaboration.
A two day performance piece from December 13-14, 2008, that explores the fluid nature of faith and belief.
A speculative triptych ...
Inflatable sculptures made of high-density polyethylene installed on August 22, 2008 at the Lipe Art Park in Syracuse, New York. Promptly destroyed the next day.
A selection of sound experiments recorded in 2008.
A digital actor’s interpretation of my artist’s statement.
High dynamic range landscape photographs from the winter of 2007-2008.
Split screen video documentation of a performance from October 2007. Running time is 11:46 (please listen through headphones)
A two hour performance piece from June 2007, that explores the misanthropic dreams of a lost drifter.
A three hour performance piece from February 17, 2006, that channels a wounded wanderer seeking shelter in dark ages Europe.