Sweat & Sawdust, 2022
I Dream of a House (that only lives in me)

Video. 2020.

Construction and Maintenance

Video. 2016.

Self Portrait as My Mother II
Self Portrait as My Mother II

Photograph with projection. 2016. 

Self Portrait as My Mother I
Self Portrait as My Mother I

Photograph with projection. 2016. 

Construction and Maintenance. Film still II. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still II. 2016.

Dad: And the upper will be the same as in the living room.

That’s my thought.

Construction and Maintenance. Film still III. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still III. 2016.

Dad: You know that little white filler? That little container that I have that’s got that little bitty white Putty in it for filling nail holes and stuff.

So take all those things out..

Construction and Maintenance. Film still IV. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still IV. 2016.

Dad: Look at the wall, you know? Fill those up, it’ll probably have to be done a couple of times. And don’t get it all over the place.

Liz: Dad!

Construction and Maintenance. Film still V. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still V. 2016.

Dad: Rip out the carpet, you know? Make pieces about that wide. You take the knife and you go along And cut the carpet and then we make rolls that are about…

Liz: Is this yours Mom?

Construction and Maintenance. Film still VI. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still VI. 2016.

Dad: Stephanie!

Stephanie: (Crying)

Construction and Maintenance Film still VII. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance Film still VII. 2016.

Dad: But you know, I need to get the house on the market.

Mom: Stephanie, get up here. Stephanie put it down, I’ll take care of it. Put it down, and I’ll fix it.

Dad: Remember we are doing finish work now. So you have to go slow, take your time, be very careful…

Construction and Maintenance. Film still VIII. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still VIII. 2016.

Mom: What happened? What happened?

Stephanie: It break.

Mom: Did it break?

Dad: And don’t fuck up something that’s already done.

Sweat & Sawdust, 2022
I Dream of a House (that only lives in me)
Construction and Maintenance
Self Portrait as My Mother II
Self Portrait as My Mother I
Construction and Maintenance. Film still II. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still III. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still IV. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still V. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still VI. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance Film still VII. 2016.
Construction and Maintenance. Film still VIII. 2016.
Sweat & Sawdust, 2022
I Dream of a House (that only lives in me)

Video. 2020.

Construction and Maintenance

Video. 2016.

Self Portrait as My Mother II

Photograph with projection. 2016. 

Self Portrait as My Mother I

Photograph with projection. 2016. 

Construction and Maintenance. Film still II. 2016.

Dad: And the upper will be the same as in the living room.

That’s my thought.

Construction and Maintenance. Film still III. 2016.

Dad: You know that little white filler? That little container that I have that’s got that little bitty white Putty in it for filling nail holes and stuff.

So take all those things out..

Construction and Maintenance. Film still IV. 2016.

Dad: Look at the wall, you know? Fill those up, it’ll probably have to be done a couple of times. And don’t get it all over the place.

Liz: Dad!

Construction and Maintenance. Film still V. 2016.

Dad: Rip out the carpet, you know? Make pieces about that wide. You take the knife and you go along And cut the carpet and then we make rolls that are about…

Liz: Is this yours Mom?

Construction and Maintenance. Film still VI. 2016.

Dad: Stephanie!

Stephanie: (Crying)

Construction and Maintenance Film still VII. 2016.

Dad: But you know, I need to get the house on the market.

Mom: Stephanie, get up here. Stephanie put it down, I’ll take care of it. Put it down, and I’ll fix it.

Dad: Remember we are doing finish work now. So you have to go slow, take your time, be very careful…

Construction and Maintenance. Film still VIII. 2016.

Mom: What happened? What happened?

Stephanie: It break.

Mom: Did it break?

Dad: And don’t fuck up something that’s already done.

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