Conversation: In Conversation:
Tavarus Blackmon Summer Ventis
Tavarus
I’m curious, what has it been like as an artist with a practice making work in isolation? And what are your hopes for the coming months, as we transition to a more manageable space for each other?
Summer
Yeah, that’s something that I’ve been thinking about a lot, that idea of transitioning back out of isolation. And I think, because of my father’s illness so early in the pandemic, I have been even more intensely isolated than a lot of people. I have taken isolation very seriously. And so, yeah, it feels a little scary, thinking about going back to contact with other people. It feels exciting and scary. And thinking about making work during this time, I’m thinking back to almost this exact time last year, as we were kind of in the beginning of lockdown here in California. As my father was going into the hospital with COVID, I felt this real urgency to make things, and I made that Zine, Alternative Greetings, Alternative Meanings. And
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