April 5-7 - Cleaning Human Resources - 3 Day Performance

Cleanliness promises resolve and respite from the unkempt and the filthy. It is not the reduction of objects; rather it is the manifestation of an idealized state. Cleanliness remains in flux, an idea perpetually shaped by its surroundings.

Virtuous conduct and etiquette politely beckon in transformative and representational labor. While “creating cleanliness” seems second nature, here it is pushed into a performative gesture of cultural relationships, scripted in Mr. Clean jingles and the Home Depot orange crate.

For three days Lucy Campana, Hailey Loman, and Gaea Woods will clean Human Resources.  From top to bottom: Day one, ceiling; Day two, walls; Day three, floor; they will scour and scrub, collapsing the typical gallery hierarchy and timeline of installation, exhibition and deinstallation into one performative event. Emphasizing sharing, cooperation, and sterilization, the artists will seek cleanliness. 

Opening on Friday April 5th at 11:00 am, the viewer is invited to observe and participate: bring tools, grab tools, transform, clean.

Cleaning Human Resources
Lucy Campana, Hailey Loman, Gaea Woods
April 5th, 6th, and 7th, 2013