I Wish to Say

I Wish to Say is a performance art by Sheryl Oring, a firmly believer in the constitutional right of free of expression. The reason she is making this performance art is because she feels the lack of attention that the government pays to the common American. Up to this day 2 000 letters have been sent to the White House from this project.

Most of the letters I read were about bringing the boys back from overseas. I think that Americans/ tax payers do not believe in this war, and many of them are struggling daily to finance a war that they do not believe. In my opinion as a history aficionado, U.S. spends a lot in the military to keep the balance of power, and to keep the boys in shape. History teaches us that the greatest empire the world have seen, they have fallen because the under militarization. It might be true that the demilitarization of the U.S. would let other countries being number one, but being number one is just to feed the ego of the people on the top. There are many countries like Canada, Sweeden, Denmark that barely or spend nothing in the military and are able to give free education, health care, and  many other social benefits.   

I think this performance art is very powerful. In my opinion the audience will be the government and the canvas everyone who is making letters to the White House. It is very helpful since help us to understand the idea of performance art as a tool to create awareness.