DOMESTICITY

In Domesticity, 2006/2007, a short video performance, Katz totals the family china. What starts out as a dare soon becomes a purposeful, yet mindless repetitious destruction. The opening shot reveals the artist’s fingers against a grid as she applies viole(n)t nail polish to her tips. As the video progresses, Katz becomes sloppier and sloppier in the polish application. She finally picks up a plate and just lets it go. She is like a madcap conductor. The video takes us to the smashing point where plate after plate is stacked helter/skelter on the floor. Running time: 5:44