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Wash That Man Right Out of my Hair

I performed at Southmore House's "White Noise" at a local laundromat. 

I played a cover I made of "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of my Hair" while rubbing creamy white conditioner all over my hair and body and then placing my head inside the washing machine. 

This is a performance about the way we talk about the people we love. 

This is a performance about how women talk about men.

This is how a woman gives a blow job.

This is a performance about how sick an old joke makes me feel.

This is a performance about desperation and inability.

Of course, inspired by the classic: 

First photo by Baltazar Canales, Second photo by Hilary Scullane

Apparition in Chicago

I performed 'Apparition' in Chicago as a part of Defibrillator's Rapid Pulse International Performance Art Festival. I "appeared" beneath the bridge where Mary has been seen in the water markings on the wall of the underpass. Many cars drove beneath the bridge and there were quite a few double takes. Here is what I wrote about the experience:

I sat under the bridge, where so many people believed that Mary appeared to them.

If Mary was not on that wall before, she exists under that bridge now. The beliefs, the worship, the faith of so many honoring The Virgin Mother in that place, has strengthened the spirit of the divine feminine.

I stood there, and breathed her in. The woman who, in the stories, appeared sinful, fallen, used up, wrong to those around her, when in fact she was holding God in her body.

Cars drove by, and people did double takes, some straining to see if their eyes were playing tricks on them, some not even looking.

I stood there and thought about the way Mary always seems to be confidently shining, radiant, so gracefully sure of the divinity that she envelopes. No shame, no doubt, no apologies, just being, just shining.

After meditating for awhile, I opened my eyes to a car who decided to drive around in order to be directly in front of me. The whole family was smiling at me, and I smiled at them, feeling as if I was shining.

As I was driving away I saw another car stop, An old lady was led to the wall, to touch it, and receive healing. I was almost dizzy with the feeling that if I ran back to her and touched her eyes, she would be healed. 

You, Thinking. At Lone Star Explosion.

photo by Alex Barber
Photo by Rico Svaughn

I had an amazing time performing at Houston's first International Performance Art Festival. Much thanks to Kelly Alison and all of the wonderful crew and artists that made the experience so crazy great.

I performed a transformation, stepping out of one thought process into another, about being self conscious and then being a different kind of self conscious, and then being a new self conscious altogether.

photo by Alex Barber

video by Jonathan Jindra

Dead Girls

Photo by Jonatan Lopez

photo by Alex Barber

Dead Girls by Julia Wallace

performed by Julia and Sway

during the madness at Notsuoh during Lone Star Performance Explosion

A performance about the parts of myself I murdered and hid in my attic throughout my youth. Heinous acts of self preservation.

Thank you so much, Sway!

Tangled at Kali

In collaboration with my partner, John.

A piece about the strange beauty of unraveling and getting all tangled up.

This piece was a part of Kali by Continuum at the Orange Show.

In addition to this performance, I created a participatory self guided adventure for couples.

By following a red string and following the instructions found along the way, participants experienced a relationship altering experience. This performance was about the arc of love affairs.

Photos by Herb

Video by Binarium Productions

THANK YOU, DOCUMENTERS!

I wanted to see what it would feel like to be flying over the ocean.

It made my arms feel tired.

"Creative Visualization" performed at Continuum's beach retreat, "Beach Fuck It Bingo."

Photo by Jonatan Lopez

Facilitated by Continuum

I Give Up

Performed by Julia Wallace during Continuum's performance art retreat "Beach Fuck It Bingo" in Galveston Tx,

Facilitated by Continuum

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I have nightmares about the ocean. Tidal waves and drowning.
I love the ocean. It is where I go when I need to reset.

Performed by Julia Wallace
Filmed by Jonatan Lopez
during Beach Fuck It Bingo in Galveston, Tx
Facilitated by Continuum

Milking.

A performance.
Performed at iPerform by Continuum, at Spacetaker, August 26th 2011.

This is a performance about nurturing and giving and hating.




photos by Monica Wolfe
video by Jonatan Lopez

Moth.

a site specific performance and installation at Notsuoh.
August 23, 2011


This is a piece about distance, separation and transforming one thing into another.

Photos by Ana Gooseman.

Hidden Pussy

a performance by Julia Claire Wallace

performed in May 2011

Click here to visit the Hidden Pussy blog to see more of this project, including the Hidden Pussy video.

In this piece I hid picture postcards of my genitalia in my workplace, as well as other people's workplace. I also sold limited edition pussy postcards at the opening so that others would have the opportunity to hide a pussy in their workplace.

Special thanks to John Zambrano

A Personal Experience

a performance conceived by Julia Claire Wallace

performed by Julia Claire Wallace and Continuum at the Ponderosa

participants: Koomah, Bryce Galbraith, Sway Youngston, Eric Ling, Kris Smith, David Davis, and Jonatan Lopez

This is a performance about art, about sharing things with other people, about creating for eachother, about personal experience.

I created a personal light and sound show for each participant by manually manipulating their visual and auditory senses. The other participants helped by creating sounds that I directed for each personal show.

photos by Continuum

This piece was reperformed by Julia and Continuum at the Meditation Lounge, using breath as the sound.


Video by Raindawg.

Apparition

Apparition
April 2011
a performance by Julia Wallace
This piece was performed on the Graustark Bridge over Houston's major freeway Interstate 59. I appeared as the Virgin Mary for the traffic, holding my baby Lily, and nursing her when she was hungry.

photos by Craig Hart Christie Jr.
video by Jonatan Lopez
facilitated by Continuum

Performance Art Workshop, March 2011

I led a Performance Art Workshop at the Jenner House.
Amazing artists came and participated, and they performed some beautiful pieces.

This group has now become CONTINUUM. A collection of Houston performance artists connected in the desire to help and encourage each other's self discovery through performance, as well as a desire to give the gift of performative expression to others. I am currently facilitating the group. It has been amazing.

Picture credits (from top):

Waiting For the Unknown

conceived by Jonatan Lopez and Hilary Sculane

performed by Hilary Sculane

photo documentation by Rico Svaughn

REVIVAL
conceived by Jonatan Lopez
performed by Continuum
video documentation by Jonatan Lopez & Rico Svaughn
photo documentation by Rico Svaughn

Sweeping Piece

conceived by Emily Sloan

performed by Continuum

photo documentation by Matthew Marand

Performing in Leipzig, Germany

Julia Claire Wallace / Houston Blauverschiebung No3 2010 Leipzig from galerie KUB on Vimeo.

Seeing Self
A performance by Julia Claire Wallace
September 2010
Blauverschiebing No. 3
Galerie KUB
Leipzig, Germany

In this performance I had the audience walk with me in circles around the space. Then, I stepped onto the stage, and completely undressed, exposing my pregnant body. I took my digital camera and went over my entire body, looking at myself through the camera screen. Then, I went out into the crowd and examined individual members of the audience through my camera. I then returned to the stage and examined my body, this time without the camera. I ended the performance by standing in front of the crowd and making eye contact with each member of the audience.

Be Fucking Proud of Yourself

a performance created by Julia Wallace

performed by Jennifer Tyburczy

performed at Come As You Are

DiverseWorks, September 2010

photo by Hilary Sculane

In this performance the audience was given pieces of paper that asked them to write down a sexual act that they have done that they are very proud of. The papers were collected. Volunteers from the audience picked out papers randomly and read them for the crowd. In response, the audience clapped and cheered excitedly.

This performance explores the feeling of pride that often accompanies sex. It will give the audience a chance to be congratulated for a job well done, and perhaps create a kind of intimacy through the sharing of private moments. This piece also subverts any guilt or embarrassment that may come from these private moments, by making them anonymous, and giving the audience a chance to be proud of something, and get attention for something, that they may be uncomfortable announcing any other way.

Very Special Thanks to Jennifer for performing this piece for me!

I give you my dignity. You give me nothing.

performed by Julia Claire Wallace
2010



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You can't live without one more touch.

In this piece, Julia Claire Wallace repeatedly slaps her ass as Carrie Underwood's country hit Cowboy Cassanova plays loudly.

photo by Craig Hart Christie Jr.

I want Jessie's Girl.

In this piece, Julia Claire Wallace pees into a glass vase. Then as the pop song, Jessie's Girl plays, she attempts to throw pennies into the vase of urine after screaming her own personal desires.

photo by Craig Hart Christie Jr.

How can you love me like this?

Julia Claire Wallace is dressed in white. She masturbates while covered in sugar, she yells, "How can you love me like this?" She fills her mouth with sugar. She orgasms.