2000

Dressed as Darth Vader, I scooped up sea water with a Brita filter pitcher, let it pass through the filter, poured the purified water into a clean bottle, then poured it back into the sea; repeated many times.

A 30-second video of the action was broadcast on the local TV station in Burgas, Bulgaria, among the usual TV commercials.

Materials & Action: Performance in the Black Sea, at Burgas, Bulgaria, TV broadcast, C-Print mounted on aluminum, 50in x 35in, edition of five.