Shana Moulton, Decorations of the Mind II, 2011. Video installation, two projections, wood structure, lights, various objects; dimensions variable; 148 × 144 × 15 3/4 inches as installed. Installation view: Galerie Gregor Staiger, Zurich. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton and Nick Hallett, Whispering Pines 10: An Opera, 2011. Featuring performances by Shana Moulton, Nick Hallet, and Daisy Press. Performance view: Rhizome New Silent series, New Museum, New York. Production stills from the series New York Close Up. © 2012 Art21, Inc.

Shana Moulton, Puzzle Saga (video still), 2010. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 9 (production still), 2009. Digital video; 10:03 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 9 (production stills), 2009. Digital video; 10:03 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 9, 2009. Performance view: Deterioration They Said, Migros Museum Für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 9, 2009. Two-channel video installation with sound, overhead projector, wood, paint, carpet, massage tools, foot-bath, papier-mâché, yarn, fabric, found objects; dimensions variable. Installation view: Deterioration They Said, Migros Museum Für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Sand Saga, 2009. Single-channel video installation with sound, wood, Styrofoam, paint; dimension variable. Installation view: Deterioration They Said, Migros Museum Für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Body ÷ Mind + 7 = Spirit, 2009. Performance view: Migros Museum Für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Body ÷ Mind + 7 = Spirit, 2007-08. Performance views, top to bottom: Rhizome Benefit Show (2008), Participant, Inc., New York; Maison Du Chic (2007), Glasslands Gallery, Brooklyn. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Anxiety, Women’s Logos, 2010. Single-channel video installation with sound, wood, performance prop made from three Snuggie Blankets; dimensions variable. Installation views: The Castle of Secrets, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam. Photo by Gert Jan van Rooij. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, The Galactic Pot Healer II, 2010. Two-channel video installation with sound, wood, paint, synthetic loofahs, found ceramic, yarn, foam, cane, tinglers; dimensions variable. Installation views: The Castle of Secrets, Galerie Fons Welters, Amsterdam. Photo: Gert Jan van Rooij. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, The Galactic Pot Healer, 2010. Digital video; 9 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, The Undiscovered Antique, 2009. Performance view: Performa 09, Art in General, New York. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton (in collaboration with Lucy Stein), Exstasi Estano, 2008. Digital video; 06:47 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Repetitive Stress Injuries, 2008. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Performance Lab, 2008. Performance view: Broadway 1608, New York. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Sand Saga, 2008. Digital video; 10:32 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Sand Saga, video stills, 2008. Digital video; 10:32 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, The Mountain Where Everything Is Upside Down, 2008. Digital video; 4:00 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 4 (video stills) 2007. Digital video; 10:53 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 8 (video stills), 2006. Digital video; 6:34 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 7 (video still), 2006. Digital video; 4:43 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the films A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines and Shana Moulton’s Portable Performance

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 7 (video stills), 2006. Digital video; 4:43 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the films A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines and Shana Moulton’s Portable Performance

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 6 (video stills), 2006. Digital video; 5:45 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 5 (video still), 2005. Digital video; 6:32 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 5 (video stills), 2005. Digital video; 6:32 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

Shana Moulton, Decorations of the Mind, 2004. Performance view: Regina Miller Gouger Gallery, Pittsburgh. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Feeling Free with 3D Magic Eye Poster Remix (video stills), 2004. Digital video; 8:13 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 3 (video still), 2004. Digital video; 7:33 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 3 (video stills), 2004. Digital video; 7:33 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 2 (video stills), 2003. Digital video; 3:56 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton

Shana Moulton, Whispering Pines 1 (video stills), 2002. Digital video; 1:55 minutes. Courtesy the artist. © Shana Moulton. Featured in the film A Brief History of Shana Moulton & Whispering Pines