Sitting in the shade
Recap on the past four months: Frieze LA, home commissions and an eclipse
We know it to be true that as you grow older each passing day becomes a smaller fraction to your entire life. Maybe that’s why it feels like I blinked and ended up nearly in May. Or maybe it’s because most days feel like Groundhog Day (the film, 1993).
The recent Solar Eclipse could teach us a lot about disruption. I first saw a solar eclipse with my ex and his family out in Jackson Hole, WY in 2017. At the time it was most insane thing I’ve ever seen. I sat at the base of the Grand Teton mountain range trying to understand the sheer rarity and how many factors needed to be in perfect alignment for something that momentous to happen. I remember thinking, “I’m going to chase these” with the tenacity of an adrenaline junkie because I loved the feeling it gave me. It pushed me over the edge of an emotional Niagara Falls, if you will. I guess I needed it. This year was different because I not only was recovering from the second awful flu I’ve had this year (again, it’s only April) but procrastinated on traveling to a new part of the country to see it. Could have used the shake-up. Maybe this is me taking the sunshine for granted because it shines almost every single day in this part of the world. But I appreciate those apocalyptic-seeming moments because of how infrequent it shatters your perspective on the day. I love to read space-related news for that reason. There’s something about learning just how expansive the universe is that really sings me to sleep, ha.
I suppose what I’m trying to say is that we should let moments like this rattle us. Cue the existentialism! And why not? I don’t think it’s necessarily a negative thing to share that you desire an earth-eclipsing change to your life. I do think it makes most people who are risk-averse uneasy, understandably. But all growth comes from a shock. That’s why I want this year to have a better balance between personal and commercial projects, more international residencies, experiencing more “firsts”, and maybe failing at some of it, too. Don’t get too comfortable now.
RECENT IMAGES
For SIZED, Selects 2024 during Frieze LA with USM Modular Furniture, Damon Jones, We Are Ona and Willo Perron.
South African gallery Southern Guild has arrived to LA. Welcome to the neighborhood <3
I’m selling prints of this image with my friend Patrick over at Goliath. Inquire if you want a piece of the edition!
Material Perpetua by Galerie Philia, for their first intervention in LA during Frieze.
Studio Qasabian’s Mulholland Drive home in AD Italia.
For The Future Perfect, in my favorite dark and moody room in the Goldwyn House.
I shot one of my favorite homes to date for Floyd. Stephani Gan renovated this home in the Pasadena Hills aka one of the most peaceful places in LA.
I’ve been consulting with Agathus Studios for the past few months on a large-scale initiative that I’ll have to follow up on with more backstory. More on that later…
WHAT I’M LISTENING TO
Ambient 3: Day of Radiance (1980) by Laraaji, Brian Eno / Spotify
Seeing ourselves through the darkness by The Gray Area / Podcast
Crosswinds by Salvador Group / Spotify
On in my house in Pasadena / Playlist
Bye for now,
Liz