"The Frankenstein of Everyday Life" performative lecture at the Black Sheep Festival, Pittsburgh, 2006
"The Moon and Our Future" performative lecture at Rutherfurd Hall, 2012
"Medium Manifesto" performative lecture at for the Alternative Media Confernce, Goddard College, 2013
Performative lectures predate the ages of information and industrialization, harkening back to times when people needed to step outside to hear someone talk about science or history. I use performative objects—pictures, masks, contraptions and household items from everyday life—as conveyances for ideas, often inviting audience members to step into the process. Because of their interdisciplinary and interactive nature, the performative lecture can happen at the theater, on the street, and even in a conventional lecture hall.
Also see Picture Performance: A History