Intentions: Exploration of Queer Rest

 

"My thesis explored Queer Rest as a praxis love-child between self-cultivation traditions and current responsibilities of landscape art. I would intend to use my time at Elsewhere Studios to expand my understanding of this kinship. I would explore the new-to-me environment of the studio space there as place for imagining new private performances with my collected costumes and any new objects found in or made in response to the experience of Paonia.... With the space provided at Elsewhere Studios, I hope to find new connections between my writing, installation and print practices as they seem to naturally feed each other. This residency is important for it’s location and time provided to explore the nuances of these connections. Colorado is an immensely aesthetic location in the psyche of The United States. " -excerpt from application