MAUVE

WHEN CREATING THE POLAROID PAINTING COLLECTION, I USED FILM, PAINT, AND STORY TELLING TO ENCAPSULATE PIECES OF MY OWN FINGERPRINT. SMITH ROCK WAS MY TRIBUTE TO HEALTH, LIVING WITH ADDISON’S DISEASE, AND THE OVERALL WORK OUR BODIES DO TO KEEP US UPRIGHT. IN HER STORY I WROTE:

“THE BODY IS CAPABLE OF COMING BACK FROM THE WORST OF THINGS AND I BELIEVE THESE ROCKS ARE HERE TO REMIND US OF THAT.”