Kurt Von Voetsch, Carpet cleaning machine to be used as a prop in Kurt Von Voetsch: Hurricane Head performance, April 21, 1996 (performance by the artist); Photograph by Tom Loonan
Kurt Von Voetsch was completing master's certification in art education at Buffalo State College at the time this piece was created. The artist described his performance as a parodic ritual commemorating the survivors of a hurricane. Video documentation, photographs of the participants, and objects they used were exhibited following the performance.