Art as Action’s performance of “body mind mystery” is a collection of diverse pieces, chiefly collaborations. The unifying factor of the various artistic expressions and collaborations was a kind of joy: the type that is won, not given, and is richly layered with emotions and states of being that may seem to be joy’s opposite.

In the midst of my shock and denial, I have the daunting task of trying to tell the story of who you were and your role in Art as Action so our community can understand how significant an Artivist you were – and maybe so I can begin to truly grasp this abrupt new reality.

As my mind spun out of control, my heart snuck in.  Amid following the headlines and watching commentaries flood social media, I still had to do my job.  And my job that dark morning was to read the piece submissions for TENSION, our 2015 show.