For six hours a day, for seven consecutive days, Neal sat directly beneath a running stream of water situated within an art gallery in Houston, Texas. Neal began by wearing a full suit, and removed one article of clothing each day, until ending the piece naked. The water logged clothes were removed at the end of each day, and dropped on the gallery floor. The artist would then dry himself with a red towel which hung on the gallery wall for the remainder of the piece.

7 Days in December is a durational performance in homage to the flood of hurricane Harvey, and Neal's own relationship to suicide. Sitting beneath a running shower, for six hours a day, the artist's body is pelted by the flood of memory. In an intimate encounter with despair, faith, and the will to continue, the artist uses the shower as a symbol for the relentless waters of despair. In the wake of the flood, Neal's family lost their home, and a lifetime of memories. That same year, Neal made an attempt on his own life. In both instances the artist comes up against the precipice of total destruction, and asks how do we continue? ​

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