EMBODIED ABSTRACTS is an ongoing series that researches the body-mind connection and the belief that anatomy holds a record of life experience and perceptive memory. Atkins enters a trace-like state where she thinks, feels and moves as though she is that which she is embodying. The entry point to this state varies, it may be as simple as a sound clip or perhaps a somatic movement practice. The paintings are intended to be accompanied by video or sound for a multi media experience.
CALL YOUR SELF HOME
Acrylic on waxed canvas
48 x 48 inches
Created in collaboration with somatic movement therapist Jessica Kamelll. Kamell’s practice guides us into a felt sense of home within.
Call Your Self Home is Atkins visual interpretation of her felt experience as facilitated by Kamell’s practice.
2024.
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TRADE WINDS
Acrylic, oil, pastel on canvas
36 x 48 inches
This painting is intended to be viewed with sound. Wind sounds were collected while travelling in Maui, Hawaii. 2024.
LAST GOODBYE
Acrylic, oil, pastel on canvas
59 x 76 inches
LAST GOODBYE embodiment film projection exhibited at
Rockslide Studio & Gallery. 2023.
ANATOMY OF HEART III
Acrylic, pastel on canvas
39 x 53.25 inches
2023.
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