TAKE ME WITH YOU
2021
40 works on paper (ink on Arches Johannot); single-channel video; artist's book (dryrpint on paper)
2021
40 works on paper (ink on Arches Johannot); single-channel video; artist's book (dryrpint on paper)
During the COVID-19 pandemic, my partner and I were unable to visit one another due to confinement restrictions put in place by the French government, so we began corresponding through a 'separation diary': each morning, we sent the other a word, a phrase, poem, etc. to write on their skin. We documented the process by sending daily photographs of our respective arms, showing the progression of the ink progressively accumulating and fading. I simultaneously recorded each phrase on paper, and washed it with soap and water to mirror how I washed my body.
Somewhere between performance and ritual, this collaboration culminated with a black & white single-channel video piece and an artist's book, created upon our reunification after more than a month apart.
Somewhere between performance and ritual, this collaboration culminated with a black & white single-channel video piece and an artist's book, created upon our reunification after more than a month apart.
