
Spotlight Artist
Elizabeth Kostojohn
Northeast
Artist Statement
In my work I focus on the mundane as a means to convey inner
struggle. In this series, I portray my husband and myself midconversation,
adrift in the gap between words, where we interpret
the thoughts, feelings, and subtext of the other. In this gap, we
become acutely aware of either our success or failure to connect.
Throughout the exchange, we are either metaphorically moving
closer or creating distance. Failure to connect can lead to feelings
of isolation and the realization that we are all actually alone, even
within our illusion of limitless connectivity.
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