In public, people watch each other constantly. Most people make quick judgments about others identities based upon behaviors and clues such as gender expression, assumed sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, size, age, class etc. I have never felt comfortable with being the object of otherís identity judgements. I try to be aware of myself in public to avoid objectifying other people in this way, however I am not successful all the time. This performance video reverses the public gaze from my female body and explores the feelings involved with these experiences. This work was originally conceived as a performance. I have performed the work many times for live audiences of 2-6 people at a time. During the performances, I would stare intently into the eyes of each audience member. I created both the video and the soundtrack for the performance. I chose to create a video performance of Astigmatism in order to reach a larger audience.