COMPANIONS TO THE BODY

A publication + video work + sculptural explorations developed during a residency at The Khyber Centre for the Arts, January – April 2017. Supported by the New Brunswick Arts Board.

body strata a series of ceramic forms.

Companions to the Body a set of twenty-six pamphlets (A through Z).

The following twenty-six texts set out to disrupt the authoritative, encyclopedic structure of The Oxford Companion to the Body. Writing A to Z, my entries respond chronologically to conversations and events I encountered during my residency at The Khyber , also referencing my reading about human anatomy, trauma and somatics, and my experience working with an Alexander Technique teacher.

Digital version / Printable pdf.

Companions to the Body a video gathering together improvised performances, reading texts from the publication aloud.