a little more slowly.

This week has been about keeping it local. Memorizing the streets and faces around my own neighborhood. Brief walks past discarded Christmas trees to pick up pho from the Vietnamese place on 110th & Amsterdam. Long mornings spent in bed nursing this sickness with hot tea. This has been my slowest week in New York, so far, but maybe this is what comes with settling.

I did make it out beyond the Upper West Side for work at the gallery last week, mostly sorting through emails, continuing spreadsheets, and updating some artist folios. Even though it is only my second working week at the gallery, I already feel more in-touch with the artists and collection; and it is very exciting to be in with such good company. 

The research I've been doing for Nancy has kept me occupied while sick. Essentially, I've been watching a lot of television and movies, either in full or in clips, and pulling scenes where women are  either defying or subverting female archetypes in very physical, active ways. In the past two weeks, I've had the pleasure of watching Mulan, Resident Evil, I Love Lucy, Bringing Up Baby, Indiana Jones, etc. This research has really excited, but as a result I find it more difficult to watch some of my favorite shows where the woman protagonist is ported as a typical female archetypical role.

Aside from work, getting well, and class (we explored art spaces all over the SoHo on Friday!), I have devoted a large chunk of time to developing my own personal work, and I am very excited to get back into the studio/darkroom in just a month. 

Other bits from the last week include: enjoying large quantities of pancakes, finding two great pho places, spending more time with my film cameras, only having to wait an extra 30 minutes for the Megabus to Providence, attending the most delightful wedding in Boston with M, mapping out some potential ideas for senior work, touring SVA's photo/video graduate facilities, free yoga, and long evening walks in this delightful weather.