How can I be ladylike with a fur? I have a fur that I hide by shaving. The more I shave the more it feels mechanical and brutal, almost castrating. But, the promise of candlelit dinners and the sharing of your bed forces me to continue. 

 

65 Cedar Street, Glasgow, 20th February 2001

Dear Residents,

 

To express my gratitude of your "light" performance last year, I have performed a celebration to you in return. Since you were inside lighting your houses at 8pm on the 1st of March last year, I wished to visit you with something lit up, which for me represents my own environment.

 

In Sweden we have large forests. Lawless people used to hide in the forests and fir trees used to be called "poor man's pullover". So, when you were sleeping at 2.30 am, I walked around your flat at 65 Cedar Street with a lit up fir tree tied to my back. Only the concierge station was watching me.

 

The film shown is their CCTV recording of me.

 

Yours sincerely,

Helena Johard.