Embodied Perspectives & Identities
Usually when we read a book with a compelling story, it is the words on the page—and not the structure of the book itself—that make an impact on us. And while that is true of the objects in this section, the words of each book act in tandem with their respective materialities to impress upon us their singular messages. The fabric that comprises the pages in Nudos and the woven, incense-infused paper of The Fortune Teller reference each artist’s respective culture and provide a tangible link to the survival stories within each work. In Wrongly Bodied Two and Transgender History: A LOVE STORY, the struggles of marginalized peoples sit atop richly textured pages and collages that illustrate their narratives. And the hands that held the Pore Caitiff—owned and gifted by Catholic nuns—are what imbues it with its identity.
Rachel Vorsanger
