An Egg Score 

Use one, two, or twelve eggs

Grab as many as you need

Throw one or more onto a hard surface

Throw into an interior corner, the two walls and ground will cradle the egg yolk spillage 

You can lose control, it’s okay

You never really had much (control) to begin with anyway

Nor the egg or it’s birthing chicken mother 

Tap an unbroken shell on an edge

Use your two thumbs to pull at the slight crack

Listen to the shell break the egg contents slip out

Allow the inners to spread out into the shapes they desire to be

Gravity will pull 

Down

Down

Down 

Chase the yolk with your bare hands 

Grab it, scoop it

Into a container 

Remove the smashed shells

You can compost it, if you do it right 

Cleanse the area with a sponge and some water 

Repeat as necessary

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"Crack an Egg Score" is a collaborative performance developed in February 2023 with Rebecca Copper, inviting gallerists at Dream Clinic Project Space in Columbus, OH, to break eggs on the gallery floor. This project emerged from my previous experience at Rubulad in Brooklyn, where a performance involving smashed eggs challenged boundaries and sparked a conversation about the nature of art and messiness.

In response to Sari Rubinstein’s request for something "more lovely," I interviewed her for the SoFA Journal, revealing insights into how failure and resistance can fuel creative exploration. The "no" became a catalyst for innovative thinking, inspiring us to push the limits of gallery norms through this playful, sensory act.

By participating in "Crack an Egg Score," the gallerists became collaborators, reinvigorating their relationship with movement and subverting traditional gallery expectations. This work echoes themes explored by artist Sarah Lucas in her project "One Thousand Eggs: For Women," reminding us of the power of bodily engagement in artistic spaces.

Thank you to Rebecca Copper, Sari Rubinstein, and Dream Clinic Project Space