As part of this new Friendship Series, I have selected people, with whom I have developed closer friendship. The piece is meant to honor and document our ongoing friendship, and is a way to thank each friend personally for investing in a friendship with me. It is my desire to communicate to them how important each one is to me, how I enjoy our friendship, and how I hope our friendship will continue to grow and flourish. This object of art I have created is one section of the piece, and is part of a planned performance art piece as outlined below. As the performance unfolds I will begin to show this friendship dialogue.
The Art Performance is a type of healing ritual and is outlined as follows:
Step 1: Art work is made by artist, Jerry Strohkorb, for a specific friend giving honor to our friendship
I have planned multiple pieces, one to honor each individual friendship
Step 2: The art work is then given to the honored friend as a gift
Each friend’s identity will be held in confidence unless the friend gives their permission to be known.
Step 3: The friend will then return a response of some kind to Jerry Strohkorb
Each friend has been asked to respond to the gift in any form that they choose, communicating how our friendship has impacted them (in writing, a photo, a video, a drawing, etc) – The responses will be incorporated for future showings.