The performer sits in a public space equipped with a miniature surveillance camera. He observes and attempts to describe the events that unfold before him through the use of speech. As he verbalises what he sees, he records the act of speaking by placing the camera inside his mouth.
A ludicrous form of self -surveillance and a description of a small German town that emerges from the throat of a foreigner.

As it Happens meditates upon the seductive nature of a total observation society. Motivated by the CNN "catch phrase" of "Live as it happens coverage", the work attempts to capture the event as it occurs.The words are recorded as they emerge from the inside of the throat. There is barely time for the formation of speech before the process is captured on video. Ironically the camera, in locating itself as close to the source as possible, ends up interfering with the delivery of information. The tongue and mouth are restricted and thus unable to properly articulate the words due to the cameras presence As it Happens attempts to question the possibility of objectivity in a climate where the reporting of events has become a lucrative commodity.