20 Commands - BLACK SITE #2

[BLACK SITE #2 commands from Chloe Bass, Brooklyn-based performance artist. b. 1984 New York, NY]

Think about your body. Make it smaller. Smaller again. Make it still smaller.

Take yourself out of yourself.

Watch the person to your right.

Find a corner. Fit in.

Become invisible.

Hold your breath for 30 seconds. Count.

Drop to your knees.

Overhear a conversation.

Shut off the voice in your head.

Blend in.

Apologize.

Confess.

Pray.

Find a home.

Attack.

Accept attack.

Follow the rules.

Stop making exceptions.

Get in line.

Forget your name.