Artist field note

Tehching Hsieh

Time itself becomes the material.

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Rope Piece by Tehching Hsieh — Example from the series
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Rope Piece

1983-84

Hsieh and Linda Montano remain tied by an eight-foot rope for a year without touching. Relationship becomes spatial discipline.

The five in one idea

Hsieh makes one-year rules so simple that life has nowhere to hide from them.