Ruy Blas makes several efforts to make himself present in New York without moving there physically. He hopes to produce an exhibition in two bank branches concurrently, one in Nice and one in New York. He contacts a hotel in New York to rent a room for a night without actually staying in it. He entitles these actions Journey of a Paralytic in New York, part of his series Living Absent in New York. The presence of the artist’s absent body places this work at the limits of performance.