us+action

Us + Action is an opportunity for individuals to remove themselves from their distractions.

It is you and another participant with the same task of moving the daunting mountain of soil from one end of the room to the other.

There are two shovels present, attached to each other so the single participant feels the physical/emotional weight of being alone.

Dependence on another is vital, much like we live day to day.

This dependence is seemingly lost due to it becoming part of the mundane.

The body language and trust in the other individual, as well as the relocation of the pile becomes priority over everything You become part of the community.

with the instructions above, 50+Springfield Missouri residents took upon the daunting task of relocating 2,000'lbs of local soil.

No further instruction was given.

us+action (studio shot)

Positively charged soil

soil was made available to participants after assisting with soil relocation.

work gloves

indicating safety and paired working.

noise cancelling ear protection

removing sound as the workload becomes rhythmic itself.

no distractions, only you + 1 + change.

Progress pencil

attached to the community participation time log sheet

us+action (6 p.m.)

photo after the first participant.

lonely worker

I had in the back of my mind the scenario where this would occur.

some just want to help more than others.

Us + Action (working)

Two participants completing the task. (10 p. m .)

shovel couple

this image happened through out the night.

mother and child participating (8 p.m.)

instincts.

community participation log sheet (page one)

participants were asked to log their times of starting and ending.

2 pages were filled in 4 hours.