“In the almost-decade since this piece began to germinate, its dark seeds have blossomed into potent fleurs du mal whose perfume lingers like a phantom over what I create today.”
Category: Personal Work
Personal Work: Book of Shadows
“Referencing the concept of a grimoire, or witch’s book of spells, the show was based around a series of texts displayed on the gallery walls in adhesive vinyl lettering.”
Personal Work: Basilica Poem
“In 2021, I unearthed this poem and paired it with some ink drawings I made. The images aren’t directly related to the poem, but they portray objects and environments I use for channelling creativity.”
Personal Work: TRIPPPLLLE PETTTALLLED FLOWWWERRRSSS
“It was two extremes at the time for me: the radical presence of performance, where I was watched and acted in real time; and then the almost completely disembodied practice as a writer.”
Personal Work: Dematerialize
“My fourth solo release Dematerialize differs from anything else I’ve done before. First of all, it’s credited to both of my artistic personas: Kayla Guthrie and Reliquary V.”