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flower man

Flower Man
Mobile Social Structure

This piece was a public performance in front of traffic surveillance cameras in Washington DC. The costume was designed by members of the Floating Lab Collective, and executed by different artisans in La Paz, Bolivia. The costume was based on the flower vendors that stand in corners or median strips in Northern Virginia, selling to drivers. This type of labor, in some cases, is executed by members of immigrant communities. The Floating Lab Collective designed a performance based on this activity executed in front of traffic web cameras in Washington DC, available on the internet. The act of selling flowers employs a minimal economic transaction based on a specific necessity to express compassion.

 

Documentation

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