Breaking Down the Walls

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Performance artist Erica Gressman is not afraid to challenge herself when it comes to preparing and performing her pieces. In fact, she sees great artistic value in developing complex processes to produce a desired result when others might have taken an easier route. “I’m a big fan of making elaborate ways to just press a simple button,” Gressman said during an audience Q-and-A session following her performance of Wall of Skin for a packed house at New Music New College (NMNC) in New College of Florida’s Black Box Theater on the evening of Friday, Feb. 8.