On Display: A Twenty-First Century Salon des Refusés

is there something I can do to make you stay?

Care might start with dwelling in the discomfort.

Object contributed by Zoe Johnson

Originally created by Zoe Johnson

Assistance collecting this object by On Display at Tulane

About the Work

In this work, I examine the negative space left when someone leaves, the way relationships evolve when left unattended, and the act of transitioning through a liminal space that we seldom acknowledge and never intend to stay in. The photographs look inward, reflecting on our struggle to imagine alternative ways of living and what care looks like in community. These intimate, personal documentations of love, loss, solitude, and reflection suggest that care might start with dwelling in the discomfort.

About the Artist

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Categories
Photography, Environment
Title
is there something I can do to make you stay?
Artist
Zoe Johnson
Artist
Zoe Johnson
Date
2019
Medium
Archival pigment print
Short Description
Care might start with dwelling in the discomfort.
Tags
On Display Curatorial Team
On Display at Tulane
On Display: A Twenty-First Century Salon des Refusés

On Display: A 21st-Century Salon des Refusés

On Display: A 21st-Century Salon des Refusés revisits the concept of rejection and expands upon it, challenging what art “deserves” to be exhibited.

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