Private/Public Conversations, 2013 - 2014
I am interested in the relationship between the public and the private. In these one-on-one conversation, participants will meet and spend 30-45 minutes together, letting conversation flow organically. The time spent together will be archived through my notes, drawings, and an audio recording, informing future work. In this way, a private conversation becomes public.
I am drawn to conversations with friends and strangers as a performative art practice. My previous exhibitions were an exploration of these kinds of conversations between people and objects, time and places. I make a conscious choice to share intimate talks where I am not guided by my own preconceived ideas rather, with someone else, we work to dissolve our egos in order to learn something new about each other and ultimately ourselves.
Writing On the Walls, 2013
I’ve been racking my brain to understand what we leave behind when we’re gone. Inviting people to my studio under the guise of showing new work but really discussing nature, society, personal explorations; to engage our private/public lives. It’s a socially responsible way of understanding personal histories in a larger context. I find myself drawn to conversations as an art practice and record the audio/video/notes/drawings/objects/smells. My family were never able to talk about their past (personal, racial struggles and immigration conflicts). It is this loss of history that pushes me. I feel like I am drawn to leave traces of experiences that can’t necessarily be captured. It’s after these conversations that I begin to map out my connections and end up writing on the walls in a single automatic continuous line that never touches itself and spans the entire space (walls, floor, furniture, ceiling) in varying colors using a marker. Works pictured done during a residency at Byrdcliffe Colony, Woodstock, NY.