In conjunction with his current exhibition at Blum & Poe, Julian Hoeber has arranged for a series of brief participatory performances, held inside his installation Self-Consciousness Machine.

Hoeber's work, inspired in part by a therapist's office, will become the environment for these one-on-one interactive performances. For a single day only, Jennifer L. Collins, MSW, a practicing psychotherapist and clinical social worker, will be meeting with visitors inside the installation. Each viewer will participate in a direct conversation with Ms. Collins while seated at the center of Hoeber's Self-Consciousness Machine.

Though the conversation is not a therapy session, certain aspects of the therapy process will be represented and elucidated through the performance. With the help of Ms. Collins, the architecture of the piece will create a heightened and altered experience of self-examination.

In addition to working in the field of mental health, Ms. Collins has a background in theater and performance. In the past she has performed in videos by Hoeber and Paul McCarthy, among others. This is the first collaboration in nearly a decade between Ms. Collins and Hoeber.

Performances are 25 minutes long and are by appointment only. Available times are as follows:

Tuesday, July 9:

11:00 AM
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
2:30 PM
3:00 PM
3:30 PM

RSVP by Saturday July 6, before 6:00pm to info@blumandpoe.com

Image: © Julian Hoeber, Blum & Poe