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Along with the video installation,
there is a performance during which the notion of disconnection is expressed as Owen Eric Wood eats a meal live at
a dining table surrounding by television monitors playing each of his family members eating dinner.
The feeling of alienation is transferred to the viewer,
who is completely ignored by the artist as he performs his role without ever acknowledging the presence of an audience,
a technique is referred to as "action at a distance." In fact, the audience is not required
to acknowledge him either. Wood's role is more accurately described as a living sculpture than a performer.
As such, there is no marked beginning or end to his action, nor is the viewer required to applaud or even remain
for the entirety of the event.
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