The Aster(ix) family welcomes our Winter 2021 Artist-in-Residence, Nicole Callihan.
On September 29, 2020, Nicole Callihan was diagnosed with breast cancer. A double mastectomy, a lymph node dissection, radiation, and hormone therapy followed. All the while, she committed to her everyday practice of making art. Many of the recordings were originally posted to the weekly open-mic series, Wednesday Night Poetry; the images that accompany the poems were selected from her Instagram collection @thebluepitcher.
“Everything is Temporary” are poems and notes she took in the months that followed her diagnosis.
Posted 10/28: “Everything is Temporary”
Posted 11/11: “On the Death of Carrie Fisher, and my Boobs”
Posted 12/23: “The Extravagant Stars”
Posted 12/16: “Mama’s Snowstorm”
Posted 2/4: “The Coffee Klatsch, Among Others”
Posted 2/16: “The Fate of Made Things”
Additional poems forthcoming through the month of March.
Image Credits: Nicole Callihan
