The founder and director of conceptual walks organization, Elastic City. He works with text, sound, and image to re-contextualize the body in space using vocabulary of the everyday. In his performance work, Shalom leads his own walks and often collaborates with performance artist/director Niegel Smith. Together, as Permiso, they conceive and stage interactive rituals in public and private environments. Shalom is currently a visiting instructor in the Writing Department at Pratt Institute.