Untitled (If I can’t sleep at night is it because I am awake [redacted] with Dr Younes), 2017

Performance. Part of my five-month-long project at Hotel Zoo Berlin. I invite a friend to pass as my psychotherapist in New York—Dr Younes—and I organize two public sessions of 90 min which I also record. The truthful nature of our relationship is kept undisclosed to the attendees. I wear tie-dye leggings, a pink top, a muslin kimono offered by BIEST, and a light hair color bob wig. I have taken off my glasses and I do not wear contact lenses. I am sitting on the bed with headphones and Dr Younes can also be heard on the speakers. The only interdict I give him is to not ask about the sessions themselves, anything else can be discussed. We do not rehearse.