for no other reason than joy
Exhibition text, accompanying Saoirse Amira Anis’s solo presentation, for no other reason than joy, at CAMPLE LINE, Dumfries and Galloway (2022).
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A text written in-situ while assisting Anis in installing the her solo presentation at CAMPLE LINE. The writing is situated in that moment, woven with coordinates and touch points that I see in Saoirse’s thinking and process, from my vantage point as her helper and friend. It considers and foregrounds the role of friendship, joy and intimacy in relating-to and engaging-with an artists’ work.
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