Performance of Everyday Life [Week 10] : WASHING

November 11th, 2024: WEEK 10

Cleanliness is leaving my body behind

Reading(that inspired the work): “Watch Me Shower” [LINK]

Performance Prompt: Describe your own bathing

Media: Photograph

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Dear Viewer,

I was struggling to decide which body I wanted to describe bathing; my physical human body, my queer sexual body, my leatherman body or my furry body and in being able to do all three, I decided to gather all the implements of bathing and bring them together.

The volume of material was enormous. Here's everything (I think) is listed in the photo by tile, top left to bottom right. (If Something spans multiple tiles, I'll only list it once.

• Top Left Tile
1. Conditioner
2. Face Wash
3. Body Loofa Thing
4. Scalp Scrubber
5. Chapstick
6. SOAP

• Top Center Tile
1. Glass Nail File
2. Tooth Paste
3. Tooth Brush
4. Shower Shot/Enema
5. Anti Bacterial Soap
6. Lube
7. Nail Clippers
8. Remote for Bidet Seat
9. Nose Hair Trimmer

• Top Right Tile
1. Lotion (face)
2. Lotion Medicate (regular use)
3. Curling Spray
4. Floss
5. Facial Moisturizing Spray
6. Lotion Medicate (flair ups)
7. Shaver for longer hair
8. Curling Cream
9. Shaver for shorter hair/body hair

• Middle Left Tile
1. Towel
2. Spray for Alcohol
3. Fur Brush (Firm Bristle)
4. Fur Brush (Detail)

• Middle Center Tile
1. Hyaluronic Acid
2. Scalp Treatment
3. Fur Brush (Ox Hair)
4. USB Fan

• Middle Right Tile
1. Ozone/Heat Dryer Fan for Foot Paws and Hand Paws

• Bottom Left Tile
1. Leather Cloth
2. Boot Care Kit
3. Leather Conditioning Lotion

• Bottom Center Tile
1. Isopropyl Alcohol
2. Leather Brush (Soft Bristle)
3. Leather Brush (Extra Soft Bristle)
4. Suede/Nubuck Cleaner

• Bottom Right Tile
1. Toy Cleaner/Shower shot cleaner
2. Water Pick

That's a total of 39 items... and probably a little more than $2000 in "stuff."

The soap, mind you, was free. I take soaps form hotel rooms I stay in.

-Ian/Apollo