Willow Smith will turn her life-long anxiety into performance art by trapping herself in a box for 24 hours
Willow Smith will express her anxiety as performance art by trapping herself in a box for 24 hours at the MOCA in L.A. on Wednesday.will turn her life-long anxiety into performance art by trapping herself in a box for 24 hours. The event will begin at 9 p.m. on Wednesday at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
Joined by her collaborator Tyler Cole, the 19-year-old will cycle through eight stages of anxiety: paranoia, rage, sadness, numbness, euphoria, strong interest, compassion and acceptance. They’ll spend three hours in each stage.. “This is for awareness. The first thing we’re going to be writing on our title wall is something along the lines of: ‘The acceptance of one’s fears is the first step toward understanding.’ So then you know this is on something real. This is for a real cause.
The idea to portray 24 hours of anxiety was born while Smith and Cole were making an album — aptly titledThe event will take place at the MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary, a former police garage. Visitors will watch the duo through a glass wall at 15-minute intervals. After watching, they’ll be guided into a room with a video feed, where they can make donations to mental health organizations. The event will also stream live.. She has suffered from anxiety since she was a child.
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