Sheryl Oring

The work of Sheryl Oring is more interactive than other performance art pieces that I have seen. My favorite piece of her's is called "Writing Home"

Oring sets up a 1950s office and invites people to dictate letters to their ancestors. Her work has a spontaneous quality. Oring has no idea what people will ask her to dictate and this gives the work an authentic quality.

By asking people to write letters to their ancestors, Oring is able to explore family relationships.