Project #6: Collage + Flight

As I thought about flying, I thought of "escape velocity", a phrase I first came across via the book Hard Love, by Ellen Wittlingler. In the book the protagonist is fascinated by a zine titled "Escape Velocity", and we soon learn that escape velocity is the minimum speed by which an object must travel to leave the gravitational pull of Earth (Wittlingler 2001). I was struck by both the medium of zines, as well as the concept that flying, and leaving earth required an actual speed in order to escape gravity. According to Bailey (2005), "Rising above the earth's heaviness is an ecstatic jump to new heights. . . an expansion of horizons and consciousness" (p.123). I wanted to create an image that spoke of our inherent ability to fly by connecting to our ethereal spirit. I initially imagined myself using my wings to fly underground, but as I challenged myself to stick to Bailey's notion of traveling to new horizons, I thought of what it'd could mean for me to embrace the above as well as the below. And then I wondered what it'd take to leave the gravitational pull I've always known, and enter a new orbit of consciousness.

Margot TercMay 21, 2021collage, 52 projects, escape velocity, depth psychology, flying, tech + psycheComment

Project #5: Print + Poem + Essay (Dismembered No More)

This print and short poem were created as an assignment for my class on technology & psyche. The task was to flip through our book, Psychology and Alchemy by C.G Jung, land on an image or phrase, reflect on this image for an hour, and create something in response, also within an hour. The goal wasn’t to make something great, but simply to allow ourselves to sit with an artwork or text, have a dialogue with it, ask what it wanted to convey to the collective during this time (April 201), and make from that place. I found this container to be liberating and activating. I especially loved only having an hour to create something. The project was also impactful in that it allowed me to draw from material that has made itself into my inner world, and integrate it deeper into my psyche through image-making and creation.

Margot TercApril 23, 202152 projects, block printing, depth psychology, anima, essay, poemComment