I’m fascinated with Jojo Corvaia’s show “The Human Factor Project” at Monarch

I’m fascinated with Jojo Corvaia’s show “The Human Factor Project” at Monarch Studio. The exhibit involves heavy viewer participation, as I witnessed at last night’s First Thursday. Corvaia asks visitors if they’d like their photo taken. Those who agree get a Polaroid picture posted on the gallery wall, and are then instructed to write the answers to six questions below it. The first three–name, age, and sexual orientation–are no-brainers. The others are a little trickier: How do you feel right now? What or who do you miss the most? What would you like? Thanks to Corvaia, I learned that 22-year-old Alexandria feels she is 67 percent straight and really wants to go home and brush her teeth. More enlightening was when I stumbled across a friend’s photo and found out for the first time by reading his answers that he was gay. I lingered by Corvaia’s wall of Polaroids and interviews for a good 20 minutes. It fascinated me that so many people had no qualms about airing their intimate thoughts for the entire city to see. (My favorite was a girl who said she most missed having sweaty sex.) I declined Corvaia’s invitation to participate because a) I had no makeup on and b) I knew I wouldn’t answer the six questions honestly if they were going to be open to public scrutiny. It made me wonder whether more people agree or disagree to go along with the exhibit’s premise. “The Human Factor Project” runs until June 28, and I highly recommend you check it out. And any high-maintenance ladies like myself who are considering gracing Corvaia’s wall with their presence are advised to sweep on some mascara before dropping in..