LakeShore Cleaner
Oak Street Beach
Chicago, IL
April 22, 2024
On Earth Day, 2024, I dressed in a traditional housekeeper's uniform and carried cleaning supplies and a case of clean sand to the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Washing my hands and face in a series of purification rites, I offered a libation of Malört liquor to the freshwater lake. Silently sweeping, mopping, and re-sanding an 8 x 8' section of the public beach, I symbolically transformed domestic tasks into a meditation on environmental stewardship and the often-invisible acts of care.
Lake Shore Cleaner
Video clip (color and sound) 30 seconds
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Image credits: Lizzie Strongson and Erica Mott