#8 ma x

I break the kanji ma (間) down into 15 individual segments, each presented on a separate postcard. I mail the postcards to artists across 10 countries. Work statement The character ma (間) represents a Japanese concept that values empty or negative space as much as the...

#7 Confession

I have a shameful secret – something disgusting I did as a teenager. I write out my confession, one word per postcard, and mail them to artists across 4 countries. Work statement Confessing guilt is a relief. As I am not a member of any church, I unburden myself...

#6 Zoo of three centuries

I paint 15 postcards with watercolor. For each card, I cut out two animals of the same species from 19th- and 20th-century books. A third animal image I generate using AI. I assemble the three images and affix them to the postcard. I send the postcards to artists...

#5 Mail art irritates people

I create 49 sentences with the subject ‘mail art’, the predicates ‘irritates’, ‘inspires’, ‘offends’, ’empowers’, ‘comforts’, ‘annoys’, ‘connects’, and the objects...

#4 From my point of view

I paint a rectangle on eleven postcards, sending them to locations along a straight line that extends farther and farther from my studio. The rectangles shrink in direct correlation with the increasing distance. I use AI to calculate the surface area of the...

#3 Guernica admission ticket

I print a black-and-white photo of an admission ticket on six postcards and cut the original ticket into six strips. I mount each strip onto its corresponding position on the postcard. I share the postcards with five German artists. Work statement In January 1998,...