Miasma I: Causae et Curae

This installation was a response to both the gallery space and the ongoing COVID pandemic. The bifurcated platform echoed the division of the windows, while also reflecting our social conditions: a world in which we share many experiences but cannot seem to communicate with one another. Elements included anonymous green vessels on the cart, drawers full of oversized ‘covids,’ and a chained book (à la medieval practice) that contained excerpts from Hildegard von Bingen’s Causae et Curae of 1151-1158, detailing treatments for various ailments. The overall sensibility of the installation was expressed in the diverse citations that occupied the windows, as well as the tiny figures encased in domes on the window sills.