What is it about motivating people to do things especially if it’s in their best interest? I feel like I’m pulling teeth here. Short House is an ongoing project that started out as just something to do since we had the time and not a lot of resources to show or produce art. Now I’m more than happy to say it’s developed into some sort of curatorial project producing art shows in Berlin.
As an aspiring emerging artist, whatever that means, I cannot function without the support and assistance from my community. My friends are everything to me. That’s why I’m completely baffled when someone pisses all over their friends, doesn’t support them, passes up opportunities to meet friends of friends, etc. etc. etc. Of course my friends who read this aren’t the ones I’m talking about. I apologize and hate for this entry to be so negative and ranting, BUT I really think healthy functioning friendships are vital to being an artist.
When I was in Berlin last year I was meeting all sorts of people from around the world. It was pretty cool. The last two people I really befriended ended up being from LA, they both went to Otis, and we even knew each other in passing from the photo lab. Small world. Full circle. I curated them into Short House’s Home Grown exhibition, not only because they produced interesting work for the show, but also because they are invested members of my community. (Thanks for de-installing, Nate and Kelly!)
It’s amazing when things come full circle. The world makes sense for a brief moment. I can only hope that I’ll experience more connections and help make those connections possible too. I love you guys!
LA Crew in Berlin! Ian, Drew, Helen, me.
