The weapon has been praised as the quintessential tool of the leader. It is exhibited in pedestals as proof of the triumph Of Men over other species and its own. The grinding stone, a tool used to prepare food and medicine, is diminished and under-appreciated. This tool tells a story in which the progress of humanity is rooted in care, tenderness a n compassion. Those who use it position themselves close to the earth rather than high on a pedestal, they spend their energy in creative rather than destructive efforts, The wounds left by domestic labor are as deserving Of attention as those left by conflict. 
This piece is activated in a live performance in which I use the grinding stone to blunt the edge of one of the stones imagined as weapons. At the same time as I soften the sharp edge of the stone, it cuts the hand that I hold it with. The performance ends when the wound is deep enough to draw blood and stain the stone.

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