Deergoose
2020-present
Deergoose is a ghost story romance set in our home. As it moves through the house, the project circles our relationship--mine and Diljá’s—as we struggle to make a home together.
We build our space around these ghosts. As both of our bodies begin to breakdown through illnesses and its aftereffects, we become ghosts ourselves. We arrange furniture around the truths that in the past home has been the place each of us has felt most safe, most unsafe, most despicable, most cared for, most alone, most disgusting, most sexy. It is where the ghost of Diljás mom fights with the ghost of mine over how towels should always be folded. And where insults from ex-partners haunt our reflections in the mirrors. The photographs included are reenactments, fantasies, or documentation. Each picture acts as both spirit and our ongoing response to our haunted house.
The installation builds out from the corner of the space, mimicing the movement of blackmold in the corners of our kitchen and floating out like spores.
This project began in 2021, when I moved in with Diljá. It is titled after a nickname my partner sometimes calls me when we are alone. The only people who appear are us, our chosen family, and our relatives.
2020-present
Deergoose is a ghost story romance set in our home. As it moves through the house, the project circles our relationship--mine and Diljá’s—as we struggle to make a home together.
We build our space around these ghosts. As both of our bodies begin to breakdown through illnesses and its aftereffects, we become ghosts ourselves. We arrange furniture around the truths that in the past home has been the place each of us has felt most safe, most unsafe, most despicable, most cared for, most alone, most disgusting, most sexy. It is where the ghost of Diljás mom fights with the ghost of mine over how towels should always be folded. And where insults from ex-partners haunt our reflections in the mirrors. The photographs included are reenactments, fantasies, or documentation. Each picture acts as both spirit and our ongoing response to our haunted house.
The installation builds out from the corner of the space, mimicing the movement of blackmold in the corners of our kitchen and floating out like spores.
This project began in 2021, when I moved in with Diljá. It is titled after a nickname my partner sometimes calls me when we are alone. The only people who appear are us, our chosen family, and our relatives.