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- iv. Alternative Archive of Small
viii. Misc work
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Video, sculpture
Painting, print
Exbition design
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viii. Misc work
Publication
Video, sculpture
Painting, print
Exbition design
Publication
Publication
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4. The Alternative Archive of Small
From The Alternative Archive Small, 2022
The Alternative Archive of Small is a body of work that emerged through questioning my beliefs about the status quo of work, productivity, and self-value. This resulted in a series of interconnected objects and printed matter—each expanding upon a preceding idea or work in The Archive. Throughout this process, I explored multiple modes of making—writing, painting, printmaking, performance, photography, and design. When viewed collectively, they emphasize the significance of a process-as-final oriented design practice.
The Archive employs diverse approaches to examine the intersections of time, rest, and work. By juxtaposing the production speeds of different mediums used—such as the slow-drying nature of oil painting versus the rapid production of multitudes via riso-printing—I meditate on the labor and time it takes to produce work. Conjunctionally, I question the blurry boundaries between work and rest in late-stage capitalistic society by documenting works of The Archive in spaces of rest.
Through embracing a slow and multiplicious practice, I am empowered to create work that feels intimate, restorative, and imaginative amidst a world that is frequently overwhelming, restless, and routine.
Featured in STRAINING THE LETTERS INTO NOISE, a digital publication co-published by the Center for Liberatory Practice & Poetry and Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Graphic Design in December 2022.
Typefaces: Spectral by Jean-Baptiste Levee
Dimensions variable
Oil on canvas
Vellum
Risograph prints on cardstock
Yarn
Metal binder rings
Photos: Erin Crawford