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.

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