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Punch Line is performed in an environment that simulates the ups and downs of the battles we wage upon ourselves while struggling to achieve a goal. In this work, the environment is a boxing ring, in which the right-handed performer wages a fight with his alter ego, a left-handed boxing glove. Each performance follows the time frame of a boxing match; three, three-minute rounds, with a one-minute intermission in between each round. The goal of the performer is to control the balance of the platform while attempting to paint a straight line. Each time the performer attempts to paint a line, he is subjected to the pain of being punched in the face. As the fight continues, the artist struggles to maintain control mot only of his painting, but of his physical body as well.