“My strength is my vulnerability. It is the key with which I open and close space. It is my map through space.” “There is no knowledge without the body.” -Ernesto Pujol I was fortunate enough to meet Ernesto back in 2005 in Seattle. He was the juror for a show at Center on Contemporary Art
Category: Interviews
Welcome Phoebe Duff, fellow dermatographic ;’) Phoebe posts lovely photos on Instagram, so I reached out to her for an interview: Skin Tome (ST): Do you try to hide the fact that you have dermatographia, or do most people know you have it? Phoebe Duff (PD): With people I have never met before I try
Hi Ariana, I’ve been looking at your blogs and pictures recently, and i just love your work! Some of the patterns you create are just beautiful. Ive only had this condition about 3 years, and literally found out in the last few weeks what it was called. So as you can imagine I’m a sponge
(screen shot from Invigorate.com) Following is a poem written by Chris Campbell, who interviewed me recently for Invigorate. Skin of Teeth Our skin is a cape that does not trail behind. Our brains exclaim: ‘I am the first to know!’ But it is the skin that touches first. Skin cells negotiate with the sun, brightening
Dr. Zoë Waller is a chemist living in England. She also has dermatographia, and decided to do something really interesting with it. One of her New Year’s resolutions is to draw a molecule on her skin each day, photograph it, and post it on her Twitter account. I found about her project through google and
Ric Jones realized he’s not alone. Hello Ariana, My name is Ric Jones. I watched a news special a few years ago that you appeared in regarding rare conditions. I recorded it because I have the same condition that you have. Until I watched that show I thought it was just me. I am originally
