A Day at the Hermitage was performed in a public foyer at Exeter College of Art in June 1976. Lasting for approximately 8 hours the work consisted of myself as a “hermit” performing a sequence of ritualistic actions within a small space marked out on the floor. At intervals the hermit wrote comments and questions on a blackboard, sometimes addressed to himself, sometimes addressed to the passing audience. A narrative account of the performance was produced, combining texts & photographs.