intimate gestures & pinky promises
digital collage on velvet
73 in x 54 in
2022
Human touch can increase feelings of trust, compassion, and generosity. Human touch can decrease feelings of fear and anxiety. "intimate gestures and pinky promises" is a visual and body movement interpretation of lessons learned from a seemingly healthy romantic relationship, being exposed as distortion and traumatic. Exploring the intimate gesture of handholding, transfer of energy, and the way we connect through hands—the collage is documentation of performance.
The collage features actual polaroids from moments in the relationship and is surrounded by authentic loving intimate gestures with myself post-relationship. The relationship with myself and understanding of myself is what made the relationship beautiful. The visual collage is reflected through words in the piece, "but you didn’t love him.”
