Power Plants is a video of a site-specific performance that I created at Waubonsie State Park in Iowa. In this performance I effortfully remove several Autumn Olive bushes while wearing a tutu and ballet slippers. The Autumn Olive is an invasive species in the park that was introduced by birds over the years and as a conservation measure in the 1990’s. The performance explores the power dynamics between humans and the natural world as well as gender roles in relation to labor and the outdoors.

I gave a talk on this project that was generously sponsored by the Nebraska Arts Council.

This piece has also been exhibited at Compound Yellow in Oak Park, IL.