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BATHROOM CONFESSIONS

Flush - Curator Virginia Villari, 2011 Art Basel Miami 

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Before selfies were a thing, there was my alter ego PUNK MONK.

 

For seven years, I photographed myself in bathrooms as a form of self-reflection and awaresss, noticing my own habits—long before selfies became mainstream. In 2011, curator Virginia Villari invited me to bring this project titled Bathrooms Confessions to Art Basel Miami.

 

I found a cardboard box on the streets of #NYC, symbolizing the “box” we live in—our boundaries, our identity shaped by borders and concepts created by the world. Through habits, patterns, and memory, we construct an ego built from images, time, and space. The box, layered with photos, reflected the emotional state of each moment.

 

The urinal a nod to Duchamp, questioning, what is #art and shaped as the female form used by men for relief—juxtaposed with two video projections:

 The Dowry—exploring male archetypes, my Greek heritage and family, tradition, betrayal, love, and death.

 Bath—a ritual of cleansing the female form, washing away the past.

 

At the exhibition’s end, I ripped the box apart with my hands and threw it away in the garbage —a performance symbolizing the rise and fall of ego, the breakdown of illusion and identity.

 

My goal has always been to be a free human. #Art #Identity #PunkMonk #Freedom #PerformanceArt #ArtBasel #SelfReflection #bathroomconfessions