Introduction The word archive is both a noun and a verb. Its denotations: noun a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people. the place where historical… Read More »Tenses of Being: Art Reclaiming and Animating the Archive
In my Canvas post for module 3, I focused on the articles related to community; in this blog post, I will focus on sound. Schafer’s “A Sound Education” resonated (pun intended) for me. I have… Read More »Soundscape: QUIET!ude
When I start a new art project, I often create concept/ mind maps of my research. For this module, I decided to map the artists, authors, and concepts, to try to gain some clarity on… Read More »Mapping Attention and Time
Ad Reinhardt created many trenchant graphical commentaries on the art world and art practice for the magazine PM. Interestingly enough, one of his long-lost drawings was about parafiction. It is reproduced here.
It has alway been challenging for me to produce on deadline. The works I am sharing for the online exhibition are very much experiments-in-progress. Visit the exhibition
Vestige:1. Trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists2. Smallest amount (used to emphasize the absence of something)3. Part or organ of an organism that has become reduced or functionless in the course… Read More »Works-in-progress: Vestiges
Being in conversation with another artist is a special gift, a brief glimpse into the inner world of a kindred spirit. Akwi Nji and I conversed about stories, the preciousness of objects, words, and saying a… Read More »Artist Interview: Akwi Nji
It is interesting to think about what one does in the studio as a ritual (a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order). My observation of a day in my “home away from home” studio in Chicago shows that, as they say, wherever I go, there I am.
As Webster’s dictionary tells us, practice is both a noun and a verb. My thinking follows the denotations of the word: For me, art practice is both something that I do and something that I have.