Last Tuesday I woke up at 1:37am and audibly gasped. I had just realized somehow, while sleeping, that I was exactly two months away from the opening of my show in Sweden. At first I thought I was wrong and I convinced myself I was wrong. Then I realized I wasn't wrong, not at all. My show opens on April 4 and, needless to say, it took me hours to fall back asleep due to a mix of panic and excitement. The next day marked the beginning of several days of intensely focused studio time. I also realized I should start talking about the work because this helps me to process and stay focused. There is also something in sharing, it makes it more real, less scary. When I made the work for my solo at Velvet da Vinci I kept everything secret for basically a year. When the work was done, I felt strange. I think keeping it hidden was a bit detrimental. I would like to learn to strike a balance between sharing and revealing too much when it comes to making new work…
With "home" as the underlying concept, I'm working with three separate yet complementary themes: family, house and homes, and early influences. The pieces are about my mother, father and brother; the house I grew up in; how my childhood home influenced my interests as a kid and how these interests continue to influence my work today; the different places I have lived in the US. It is ambitious and I know I may not have time to make everything I want to make. At this point, I'm behind in my timeline with just a few weeks before I'm supposed to ship it all to my photographer in Seattle. I've been working seven days a week and some nights, basically as much as I can in between helping at home and sleeping.
I'll be sharing more every week leading up to the opening.
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