16 November 2023
Fischl said “I paint to tell myself about myself.” Athena and I talked about that idea recently—about coming to the canvas or the stage as a one to one melding with the work through a natural movement inward. Where intensity of focus flows with an ease fueled by your molten center, your uninhibited truth. I adored how she spoke about her commitment to embodying the emotional pulse of Suddenly, Shockwave Delay for her performance in Istanbul last week. She reminded me that the choice is essentially binary; will you or won't you?