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Like Soft Piles of Leaves |
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Sisters
These
books are an investigation of my relationship as an identical
twin. Defining, forming, and re-organizing that relationship
has been a part of my life since my twin sister and I
have started our lives as separate people. Intimacy, distance,
and especially communication are concepts that I've had
to define for myself and put into perspective as I've
gone through these changes with my sister, and the other
people I am close and intimate with. Through words, figurative
gestures, and recurring symbols in the imagery, I set
up a visual way to express these ideas and changes of
the relationship. I use books because of the natural two-fold
layout, and by using the linear structure, I am able to
tell a progressive narrative.
$340
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