Keefer's installation consists of three pieces, spread between two spaces. She brings in elements of audience participation, performance, video, and light art. Upon entering the first part of the space, there is a large freestanding wooden sculpture, curved and covered in a blue material. On this is projected waves, and the piece is called Interminable Swell. A live feed is recorded of the sculpture and how the viewers interact with it. Then around the sculpture and into another space is a screen with the live feed. This separates the audience from the performer, where neither can see each other in real life, but the audience can see the performer through the screen. The other piece is the light letters, 'second' and 'thought' on top each other with each word flashing at different speeds. The last piece is a framed video, studying how first class airplane seating came from earlier forms of lounging, referencing pieces like Manet's Olympia. This is an interesting spin on performance art, in the sense that the artist set up the installation, but the performance occurs without the artist, solely by the viewers.
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