First-Aid and The Living Anatomy explores an emotional tension between the desire for intimacy and fear of human contact. The project started with a vintage first-aid manual that sat on the bookshelf for around ten years. During the initial Covid-19 lockdown in the Spring of 2020, medical texts and first-aid manuals in my collection sparked new interest. While searching through these instructional books for images of healing and human care, I felt a deep anxiety about the intimacy of the images, particularly the illustrations of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, blood transfusion, and examinations of the body. Looking at these images
of doctor and patient, healer and the sick, their faces close, almost touching, I realized I had developed a fear of closeness, a fear of medical care, and a fear of human breath.
venous flow - 22” x 14.75” x 5.5”archival inkjet print, brass sheets, and walnut frame
2021
mouth to mouth - 12” x 18” x 5.5”archival inkjet print, brass sheets, and walnut frame
2021
revive - 24” x 19.5” x 5.5”archival inkjet print, brass sheets, and walnut frame
2022
bandage for face and head - 25” x 19.5” x 6”archival inkjet print, brass sheet, and artist’s frame
2021
cravat bandage for head - 25” x 19.5” x 6”archival inkjet print, brass sheet, and artist’s frame
2021
bandage for finger - 25” x 19.5” x 6”archival inkjet print, brass sheet, and artist’s frame
2021
resistance comparison - 31” x 22” x 5.5”archival inkjet print, brass sheets, and artist’s frame
2021
full flexion - 23.5” x 20.5” x 5.5”archival inkjet print, brass sheets, and artist’s frame
2021
tricep lateral - 24.5” x 18” archival inkjet print, perforated aluminum sheet, and artist’s frame
2021
sternomastoid - 24.5” x 18” archival inkjet print, perforated aluminum sheet, and artist’s frame
2021
resistance extension - 25” x 19” archival inkjet print, mirror, and walnut frame
2021
hand stand - 24.5” x 18” archival inkjet print, brass sheets, and artist’s frame
2021
head in hands - 19” x 15” x 5.5”archival inkjet print, brass sheets, and walnut frame
2022
