Dream

“God before God had a name. Before God was God.” – SMW with AC. “(…) It has nothing to do with religion, but spirituality. I was trying to see what these words meant to me.” – SMW.

“The beginning of me trying to layer paint.” – SMW.

“Art has to be risky. But this guy on Instagram told me, as an insult, that he 'wasn't afraid of my art.' I don't know if I needed anyone to be afraid. The people that I guess I want to be afraid of my art are the patriarchal.” – SMW.

“When I speak with you (AC), I remember how it was to be your age and how older artists treated me.” – SMW. “It's important to not say the smart things. That's the point, if we all saw the same things... just shoot me.” – SMW and AC.

“My favourite audience is female artists.” – SMW.

“I would have just disappeared, this work would have never been seen. It’s a weird feeling to look back.” – SMW.

“I could definitely be an androthrope. Or both. There is this instinct to protect men/humans.” – AC.

“Besef is Dutch for ‘realisation,’ or ‘awareness.’ Let’s say awareness, just for us.” – SMW.

SMW & AC inventorying session – 24.09.20. “Spine as a love limb.” – SMW. “Love-limb.” – SMW.

“Labor is such an important subject, it reminds me of that phrase ‘who will clean up after the revolution?’ Yes, who? And what kind of a revolution am I gunning for?” – SMW.

GSA inventorying session – 10.09.20. “The archive is maybe not so important when you are dead, but maybe it is now when you are with it.” – AC.

“My sister was dating this very businesslike writer for the NY Times newspaper when I made these works, around that time.” – SMW.