on life
Here is an extended version of my contribution to the book Otherhood – Essays on being childless, childfree and child adjacent, edited by Alie Benge, Lil O’Brien and Kathryn Van Beek and published May 2024 by Massey University Press. This version has the addition of my interrogation into the concept of ‘the Other’ both from my art theory background and in light of the topic of the book.
on literature
It is often interesting to hear what people are reading, giving an insight into books that we ourselves, may like. That which calls our attention, and then our reflections upon, can only come from the individual lens from which we look out. For each of us this is intimately personal. Mostly I read to interrogate my own depths, looking to the vision of others to shine light into hidden, unknown or unexpected corners. Perhaps you do too. Thus, the pleasure in reading and the reflections that comes from it.
Fiction and non-fiction books by Clementine Ford, Carmen Machado, Rachel Cusk, Debra Levy, Nadine Burke Harris, Katy Hessel, Jennifer Higgie. Auto-art & trauma.
Bice Grace Lapin 