WATCH: Tehching Hsieh’s One Year Performance

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Renowned Taiwanese performance artist Tehching Hsieh’s One Year Performance is all about dedication.

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For the piece, which was conducted between 1980 and 1981, Tehching punched a time clock every hour for one year, which is a simple way of saying that this dedicated artist basically didn’t sleep for 365 days.

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In this clip, he explains his process and why he decided to do this project. Fascinating.