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How many times is enough to apply to something- a lot of times you don’t get a grant the first time you apply but how many times do you try? Three times - I k ow that the reviewers think you should apply again but it is such a hit to be not chosen . I have been passed over recently and I don’t know how much I can go on. Without getting some encouragement. But I do think this every year- and loose heart - fall pick myself up and continue

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10 -5min monologues at lights out gallery in Norway Maine- your kindness is a weakness. Your kindness is a weakness. Your kindness can be perceived as a weakness. Short monologues that speak about work relationships- and power dynamics- what is art? What is ideas- the red phone- the light- makes you aware of something important- the phone ringing in a gallery breaks the silence of the room- conceptual art requires a incongruity to break the illusion- to call attention to itself-. When you pick up the phone someone is talking about personal introspective ideas - are you supposed to be listening to this is it to personal? Honest raw funny these monologues I feel are art

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There are known unknowns - the cadence of Donald Rumsfeld is part of the reason this is so interesting- how much do people think about they don’t know or understand- what do you know about people you meet or start talking to- like the nesting dolls- each person has something they don’t revel about themselves

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Who controls the conversation- as incarcerated artists we should be able to curate our own art work - trust that we know what the conversations are- that we have a vision of what we want to show.

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Thank you Donald Rumsfeld- for pointing out the process of thought

The art world should understand this to move forward

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How do galleries find artists- do they look outside of their daily routines? Do they listen to unofficial scouts? If you are not in the sphere of other artists in galleries or collectors because of the short coming of the system they will never see the majority of the artists. How does one break this cycle.

Does the internet help ? Do you bang on the door to be let in ? The people who have complained and let in close the door behind themselves

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Snow globe candle keep a candle in the window- to light my way when I return- keep a candle Incase of emergency- a candle you can’t light - keep a candle

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This installation: three butlers and Legit

As a person of color in service to a household you are invisible- it is part of the job to be like a piece of furniture- like a wooden butler-

The umbrellas are both a shield and a refuge -

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