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Colonizing Santa Monica

performance by Sonja van Kerkhoff, 24th February 2009

Performance on the street by Sonja van Kerkhoff
Photo: Teresa Henkle Langness

Performance on the street by Sonja van Kerkhoff

Performance on the street by Sonja van Kerkhoff
Negotiating my presence as colonizer
with the street security and then with the LA police.

Performance on the street by Sonja van Kerkhoff

Performance on the street by Sonja van Kerkhoff
Photos: Teresa Henkle Langness

Performance on the street by Sonja van Kerkhoff

A few hours later a an LA police officier arrived on a motorbike asking me why I was putting coffee inside the boats. By the directness of his request, he seemed to have been responding to a complaint.
I replied: "As ballast".
"Ballast," was his response, "that's expensive".
"True" I responded, "it is not good economics."
He laughed and left.

Performance on the street by Sonja van Kerkhoff
Photo: C. Larsen Marks

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