The work, “Domestic Cleansing” was fabricated during an exhibition at Anna Leonowens Gallery, in Halifax. The structure of the work is a 10′ x 16.5′ rolling carpet with brooms that are attached to a rolling chassis by cables. The piece was one of four included in Ris Publica (trans. Public Laughter), Version 1, occurred on Monday August 1st, from 10:30 am until noon, along the Dartmouth waterfront as part of Halifax’s civic parade on Natal Day Parade. Ris Publica, proposes the site of the civic parade as a unique possibility, as an event that carries forward a history and infrastructure of civic culture, while containing potential for the enactment of a diverse civic identity. In a humorous form of open, generous and joyful participation, the project ensconces itself in the event of the parade, performers swept/pulled/pushed the carpet along the route under heavy labour. Additional performers gleaned the leftover debris.