Reciprocal Measures is a performance that examines the weight of emotional and physical labour. The work explores the gendered expectations of women and femme queer bodies. In preparation, the artist spent the previous day baking. Then, adorned in kitten heels and a metallic bikini, they donned a device constructed from metal chains, locks, and wood to serve cakes and bread. This celebration marked the second anniversary of the Pi*llOry performance event on Sunday, July 18, 2021. The apparatus, weighing over 30 pounds, was carried on the artist's shoulders for more than 200 meters around Barbara Hall Park in the Church and Wellesley Village in Toronto. The gesture embodied exchange, vulnerability, and trust.

Special thanks to event curator and artist Holly Timpener, Ahmed, and Gwen. Thanks also to Natalie Logan and Yuula Benivolski for documenting the event and to everyone who watched and participated.

Reciprocal Measures, part of the Pi*llOry book release event, occurred on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at Barbara Hall Park, Toronto, Canada.

Performers at the "Pi*llOry" book release event included b wijshijer, [field] Coman Poon & Brian Smith, Leena Raudvee, Amber Helene Müller St. Thomas, lo bil, Tess Martens, Johannes Zits, Sheri Osden Nault, and Holly Timpener.

Documentation credit: Yuula Benivolski.

Reciprocal Measures, performance, duration: 40 minutes, 2021 -performance stills