Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-)Calendar ||| 19 November 1828

Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar

I transported a mass of earth in plastic bags from the hole to the art venue. Dressed in a 1970’s suit and wearing sunglasses, I handed out a pamphlet to members of the audience. While an extended version of ‘Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht!’ by Ton Steine Scherben played loud through a ghettoblaster, I poured the earth onto the floor in a defensive wall structure. Then I poured a can of petrol over my head. Mixing the petrol with earth from the hole I made small muddy projectiles which I threw at the audience.
(22 September 2007)

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BirthFactDeath (-) Wednesday 19th of November 1828 198 years, 5 months and 8 days ago
Composer Franz Peter Schubert dies of typhoid fever at the age of 31 in Wien, Wien, Austria. Schubert was also suffering from a tertiary stage of syphilis.