Baudio (Tape 1)
Performance. (2016)
The tape strapped to my body sings exhalations, cries, laughter, and moans, before giving way to stammering speech:
Side A, Tracks:
Intro. Body sounds
1. Does this sound okay? / I want you to like me
2. (When I come into the room) I don’t know you / Small talk
3. Do they see me as white?
4. I could just tell you / Radical enough?
5. Laugh track / Of course I benefit from white supremacy
6. POCs, when we see each other
7. Just listen, just spend time listening / It’s not about me
8. Breathe
9. I can’t hear you / Let’s go somewhere quiet
10. Plug into my back / On all fours
Side B, Tracks:
Intro. Body sounds
1. Thank you
2. Hand in front of my face / Put myself into context
3. Look around / Who’s in here? / Who’s out there?
4. What are you thinking about? / Where you came from
5. In the room together / Who do you listen to?
6. Who do you trust?
7. Police and/or POCs
8. People in the room / Who do they trust?
9. Sometimes I don’t feel like asking / Because I’m afraid
10. A favor / Rewind / Listen again
Performance History:
Performed 4 March 2016
at Café Solé, Jersey City
Group show: “For the Love of Breaking Circuits” featured as part of JC Fridays
curated by Jackie Arias
Archival video by Emily Mock
