letterpress artist book
carry it on your back
Trauma is something that many people have a hard time talking about. It impacts nearly everyone at some point in their lives, whether it’s in a big way or a very small way. The idea of trauma being something tangible that can travel through the body and can impact everything organ that it touches was something that intrigued me. I wanted to create an artist book that highlights the fact that trauma can be both physical and emotional and that they are equally as devastating to the body.
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A deep cut remains even after the knife has been removed.
The skin is thrashed, unable to process it.
New synapses fire and the seeds sprout.
The seeds learn to sprout, lessons are learned and new synapses fire.
The pain travels. It has a route. It leaves a trail of memory.
Eventually reaching the vital organs, the pain is now in its final location. The seeds embed deeper, now living in the body.
The words sink in, in its permanent location. The seeds dig in deeper, living in the body.
The words travel, they have a route. They leave a trail of memory.
The words sting, even after they've been said. The brain. traumatized, unable to process it.