CHRONIC
CHRONIC is an iterative meditation on the incurable and the unrelenting. As the child of a fully disabled Vietnam veteran, I am devoted to exploring legacies of state-sanctioned violence and neglect, chemical warfare, and what gets passed down to/on future generations. Repurposing pill bottles collected from the various medications I take, CHRONIC invites audience members to offer their own remedies and prescriptions for healing. These sourced remedies will form the basis of a poetic address, a collective call for redress and for healing. From the material to the physical and psychic, CHRONIC is a collaborative performance that asks us to confront the chronic conditions we all live with and within, and to begin to imagine otherwise.
Audience members are invited to offer their own ingredients and prescriptions for healing. Be they metaphorical or literal, all healing ingredients and remedies are welcome. Past suggestions have ranged from "tumeric" to "the laughter of a child."
Read the following poetic excerpt aloud. Breathe deeply before, during, and after—four breaths in through the nose, hold for four counts, and then breathe out through the mouth for eight counts. Next, craft your own remedy to answer the following questions: Where does pain reside in your body? Where does healing reside in your body?
-Jehan Roberson
CHRONIC is an iterative meditation on the incurable and the unrelenting. As the child of a fully disabled Vietnam veteran, I am devoted to exploring legacies of state-sanctioned violence and neglect, chemical warfare, and what gets passed down to/on future generations. Repurposing pill bottles collected from the various medications I take, CHRONIC invites audience members to offer their own remedies and prescriptions for healing. These sourced remedies will form the basis of a poetic address, a collective call for redress and for healing. From the material to the physical and psychic, CHRONIC is a collaborative performance that asks us to confront the chronic conditions we all live with and within, and to begin to imagine otherwise.
Audience members are invited to offer their own ingredients and prescriptions for healing. Be they metaphorical or literal, all healing ingredients and remedies are welcome. Past suggestions have ranged from "tumeric" to "the laughter of a child."
Read the following poetic excerpt aloud. Breathe deeply before, during, and after—four breaths in through the nose, hold for four counts, and then breathe out through the mouth for eight counts. Next, craft your own remedy to answer the following questions: Where does pain reside in your body? Where does healing reside in your body?
-Jehan Roberson
Photos by Henry Chan
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