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A Ritual of Atonement

A performance piece by Geoffrey Hussein Krawczyk at the Church of the Ascension in Buffalo NY, March 28, 2009. Thirty stones, one for each year of my life, were ritually bathed in blood, washed in water, and given to the audience. This was a personal penance that drew from already established symbols and gestures in order to subvert and re-contextualize them for my own purposes. Since this performance took place, I have quit smoking, stopped eating fast food, and begun to take real stock of ...

YouTube | April 10, 2009Watch more videos from YouTube

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