Ro Miller
link .5
About the Artist
Link .5, the first action in a longer series of actions titled Interlinked, is an action that serves as the first entropic movement of a timeless thought. As more links attach and act, the formation of a new embodied mind will become more evident. In Link .5, over the course of 16 days, each half of the link is either in an action of high tension or low tension. Both Links cannot occupy the same state at the same time. At the eighth day mark, there is the transition of each link to its alternate state. At any point, if either link is unable to maintain a given state, the action would be deemed to be over. Though this iteration of the action is 16 days, that time span is endlessly variable so long as each half of the link acts in an equal amount of time in high and low tension. Each link is composed of imprinted paper used to preserve two floral opposites, floral bouquets and wildflowers. This reduction to an imprint will partially maintain both types of flower's shape and aesthetics but without eithers inherent irreplaceable vitality. Through the collection, compression, and movement of the remaining information about the flower's original vitality, the artist questions whether our good-natured attempts at preservation do as much harm as good.
Ro Miller is a non-binary performance artist from New Jersey. Their work questions the notion that performance is ephemeral and body-based. With a focus on micro-tension, a modality that they have found defines our interactions, they utilize objectified performance as a medium of questioning and expression. Raised in a Catholic family, their work often utilizes religion as a tool to consider conditions of privilege, power, and identity.