tender (exhibition view)
adj. affectionate, loving
adj. painful, sore
adj. young, inexperienced
adj. fragile, soft
exhibition detail
in small doses
self / care
self / care (detail)
the sick that settles
tender
tender is a tribute to softness, pain, uncertainty, and care in the face of medical trauma. Through self-portraiture of the sick body and integration of every day medical objects, the work acknowledges the way the chronically ill body and mind require continued tending, while offering them the space to be tender.