negotiationofspace

amy's sister

on a recent trip to nyc i, at times, felt i lost my identity. it was taken from me. i had a hard time being amy's sister.

sent from amy 21/07/2011

just came back from the city on bike and was dripping with sweat and when i got to my street they had the fire hydrant blasting - a really strong jet. so i went home got changed and went and stood in it. there were some other random adults bu mainly a bunch of kids screaming. then one guy at the hydrant with a in can with no ends and he puts it over the jet and directs it. everyone stands on the other side of the st and waits to get blasted. kinda fun.

not sure if my neighbours thought i was weird

i liked the image of my sister being a lone 'adult' among a bunch of kids. i wished i could have joined her.

playing in the sprinklers in roger and ruth's garden sometime in the 90's. black and purple swimsuits.

playing in the paddling pool in the backyard at no 9 bankhall road sometime in the 80's. naked bodies splashing in the sun.

task 3. sent to hannah from amy

mama. mama?

i was thinking about children and suddenly i thought 'will our children think they have two mums?!'

amy folder, 15.06.11

2597

amy folder, 14.06.11

amy's folder in my hotmail account contains 2584 emails. thats a lot of emails.

the folder that contains the closest amount to this has 891.

i'm considering going on a meditation course, it would be 10 days without talking and contact with the outside world. the other day it dawned on me this would include amy. no communication for 10 days. could we do it?

possibly, but the catch up backlog would be immense.

conversation 10 june 2011

my sister got voted best dressed by the staff of robertas, the oh so hip pizza restaurant in brooklyn. teenage feelings of being the not so cool twin rose to the surface... how can i compete with that?

email from hollie miller

Sure you can show your sis! I feel like she's my friend too cos she's so much a part of you! Lots of love xx

Sent from my iPhone

task two. received by amy

post sent by amy. poems.

my sister. my hair.

Intertwined + Childhood Checklist

showered. reached for my moisturiser. realised i look like my sister.

negotiationofspace.sketchbook

as we negotiate the space between us we are also finding our creative process and practice. as part of this continued effort to collaborate across continents we have begun a vimeo 'sketch' book. the idea being that we pass ideas back and forth, responding to prompts and dialogue in a immediate way, with whatever resources are around us. the bigger picture being that these pieces of work act as research to create a more final 'polished' piece whilst at the same time becoming a body of work in themselves.

susan hiller. 10 months.

she will bring forth in time. their 'we' will be extended, her 'I' will be altered, enlarged or annihilated.

extract from an email from zinzi, a fellow egg sharer.

Have you ever seen a twin banana? Two bananas in one skin. I had one for breakfast. Well actually I had one and Aaron had another, it was a very romantic moment. I gave him the first born as a symbol of my love. If I was going to spend a day doing a photo project I would do it on bananas in the city. They are everywhere. We saw a couple embracing on a street corner yesterday, They were blackened by the sun, but so engrossed in each other that their self-sacrifice was worthwhile.