This groundbreaking book explores endurance, transformation, and the limits of the human body in performance art. Chelsea Coon's firsthand narratives and interpretations capture the visceral power of her art like never before. A must-read for artists, scholars, and anyone fascinated by the intersection of space-time-body.

Andy Ash, Associate Professor, University College London, UK

Rupture, exhaustion, and an invigorating alertness to inner and outer worlds: these are only some of the many transformations charted in Coon's first-person accounting of her sensational performances. Here, art is a way of theorizing the world while living in it-shifting its socio-psychological edges for artist and reader alike.

Andrew Campbell, Chair and Associate Professor, University of Southern California Roski School of Art and Design, USA