“La Cama” Artist Print & “The Summer of 2016” Artist Book
Live on Website September 16th @10 am PST
Coming the 16th of September my new artist book and print will be available. My new book, “The Summer of 2016,” is an artist book containing images from my photography series “The Pieces You Took” and some of my written texts. My newest addition to my prints collection is “La Cama.” This print is 7” x 7” and is printed on linen card-stock paper. .
Frequently Asked Q & A’s
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The book references a specific event in my life but, it is a general discussion/conversation regarding identity, relationships with toxic relatives, and the relationship one has with themselves after experiencing trauma. Its more about the power of acceptance when you learn to accept that something bad happened and acknowledge you didn’t deserve it. It’s about taking back the feeling of losing yourself after trauma.
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The initial reason is similar to the reason why I create in general. I create to process, question, and understand the things I’ve experienced. It’s part of my process towards healing from what I’ve been through. Then I had other experiences after creating or writing, not just with the texts or images for this book, that reminded me that others have experienced, felt, still feel something similar to what I’ve expressed in my works. So, I make things like this to help others process what they’ve experienced, to feel less alone, and to help me heal.
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No, the photos are part of another project I did a couple of years ago. The project is listed in my Projects tab on my website, titled “The Pieces You Took.” The project discusses a similar theme as the texts in this book do, so it only made sense to pair the two together for the book.
The project discusses the idea of trauma spots on your body and the feeling of loss that you associate with the parts of you that remember the trauma. I experimented with documentation of trauma and challenged it to be used as a way of taking your pieces back physically and mentally.
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No, not at this time. I’m thinking of making them into prints but, I’m still trying to decide if I would want to sell them individually or sell them as sets. There are also 16 total images from the project they were from, so I don’t think I would print them all. But for now, that’s still an idea that may come to life in the future.
But that segways into the print I am going to be releasing the same date as the book! My new print “La Cama,” is inspired by the introductory narrative in the book. The short narrative sets the tone of the book and describes a bedroom similar to the one i depict in the print’s image. I also put small easter eggs into the print that reference past projects and pieces I had done prior!