lights all askew: a mind in decay
“Pinpricksofforgottenpainawake mefromsleep.Piecesofmemories flybyinadizzyingblur,joiningthe orchestraofnoisewithinmyhead.”
“Yourbreathcollapseslikeabuilding scheduledfordemolition:routine-like.
You’vegrownusedtoanabyss swallowinguptheairinyourlungs.”
“Myeyesstillburnand,nomatter howlongtheystayshut,the buzzingfirestillpiercesstraightinto mymind.”
“Somethinglurksdeepwithinyour stomach,likethepitofaplumyou mindlesslygulpdownwithouteven noticing.Exceptthethingwithin youismuchworse.”
myverybeing.AndIthinkifIcould cutitoutforjustasecond,maybe thenit’lllearn.”
“Bloodcoversyourhandsand nudgesitswayintothetightest crevicesunderyournails.Whose bloodisit?”
LightsAllAskew:AMindinDecayisa mixedmediainstallationpiecemadeup ofsixindividualcompositions.The overallinstallationexploresthetheme offemaleneurosisthroughamixof differentmediumssuchascollage, watercolor,andwrittentext.Each individualcompositionexploresthe centralthemebyhoningintospecific bodyparts,drawinglinesbetween women’sneurosisandtheirbodies. Fromtheminditselftothegut,each individualpiececonnectswithanother toshowhowall-encompassingsucha strongmentalstatecanbecome,both mentallyandphysically.
