Vietnamese Suitcase Vietnamese Suitcase Multi-city Durational performance Duration: varies, about 8 hours for each city. A Vietnamese suitcase is a generally speaking a cardboard box. The “suitcase” serves a particularly temporary purpose, unlike the somewhat indestructible western version of the suitcase, made for on-going travel. I position myself at locations around various cities; the sites in each city include the federal building, the Vietnamese neighborhood and a Vietnam Memorial. I travel between these sites by public transit over the course of one day. People are asked to share their thoughts, feelings, and memories of Vietnam. I chose not to talk, instead using a flyer and gestures to communicate. The thoughts, feelings and memories are written on Joss paper and put in the “suitcase”. I carry these sentiments with me throughout the city. The durational performance will be performed in four cities over four seasons; Los Angeles in the summer, in Chicago in the Fall, Washington DC in the Winter, and Houston in the Spring. Installations are created with the Joss paper and the documentation of the durational performance. After visiting all four cities, I will return the Joss Paper to Vietnam. In Vietnam, I will create a final performance using the text from the Joss Paper and then I will burn them on a lunar holiday.