Brave Hearts Theater, Madison, WI

May 1996

Jason Lee & Connelly

Developed out of two sets of personal work. Jason was building sculptural work with included salt and honey. I was doing repetitive tast work and performing BINDING. In a short conversation, he and I decided to do a piece that would combine our work. He said he would like to wash his hands in salt until they crack and bleed. I said if he did that, I would bandage them.

The first performance was at a student performance festival. The piece was in the basement of Brave Hearts Theater.

I break a fifty pound block of salt with a hammer, then grind the chunks into a powder with a mortar and pestle. Jason washes his hands in the powered salt. When his hands bleed, he dips his hands in honey. After allowing the excess to run off, I wrap his hands in homemade bandages.

Run time: 4 hours.

Jason Lee and I performed this piece four times. Each time the piece was different. The changes were related to the space, the audience, or the mood of the performers.

• May 1996, Madison, Wisconsin

• December 1996, Madison, Wisconsin

• May 1997, Cleveland, Ohio

• August 1997, Toronto, Ontario