Today, I am selecting works for archiving, a careful process of archiving contemporary paintings within the larger structure of my oeuvre.
Selecting Work for the Archive
I take our small boat across the water, passing reeds and water birds, toward the shed that rests quietly in its own landscape. On one side, the distant energy of the street. On the other, our hidden natural habitat.
COMPACT SERIES AND STUDIO CONTEXT
This large, modular barn becomes a makerspace when the temperature allows it. The layout shifts constantly, tables move, panels lean, works rest against weathered wood. My husband and I share this place as two makers working side by side. It is not permanent, but intentional.
Today, I am selecting works for archiving.
Archiving as Structural Clarity
Selection is not administration. It is distance and discernment. Which works continue to speak? Which belong together? Which mark a shift in my visual language?
Here, surrounded by water and wind, I place paintings next to one another and observe their dialogue. Some are ready to enter the archive. Others remain in circulation, available for exhibition or collection..
Archiving is not closing a chapter. It is structuring the oeuvre. It clarifies continuity, strengthens coherence, and preserves the evolution of the work.
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