Dry Firing in Dark Room (2005) In this blackness, like being imprisoned in a cupboard, I have no visual sense, so I must function only on my instinct. I sense my body more acutely, I am more alert and conscious of my muscles. I stand in the dark, gun in firing position, and concentrate, and it gives me awareness of my balance and stability. To use a rough analogy, it is like rowers finding synchronicity by rowing blindfolded.