Connectivity2020 is a project that individually engaged with friends and strangers during Covid-19. Emily spoke with one person at a time over a 30-50 minute call and in this duration she began and finished a painting. The voice of the speaker led the strokes of the painting.
Emily painted in response to the speaker's voice and emotions, translating and recording them in real-time onto paper. Through this project, the speaker becomes the co-creator and the process helps to release tension, console, and remind us of our shared humanity while creating this shared experience.
The painting at the end of each call contains lived experiences of trauma, loss, love, and joy, of the speaker in that specific moment in time, sealed into each stroke on the paper.
Re-watching the video recording of the painting process serves as a form of meditation and emotional healing. The full videos of the process and conversation are available upon request. Please note, in some cases the audio has been blurred for confidentially reasons.
17/04/20 22:07 GMT+8, E.K.'s voice, watercolour on paper.
Spoken themes: inward reflections; meeting oneself again after breakup.
Spoken themes: inward reflections; meeting oneself again after breakup.
19/04/20 19:20 GMT+2, A.F.'s voice, watercolour on paper.
Spoken themes: not ready to leave a country; medical pause; wellbeing and settling into a city.
Spoken themes: not ready to leave a country; medical pause; wellbeing and settling into a city.
21/04/20 15:42 BST, L.T's singing voice, watercolour on paper.
Spoken themes: feeling caged in; vulnerabilities; life, love, and heartbreak.
Spoken themes: feeling caged in; vulnerabilities; life, love, and heartbreak.
22/04/20 16:11 BST, A.T.'s voice, watercolour on paper.
Spoken themes: authentic to self; emotional trauma and self healing; learning and growth.
Spoken themes: authentic to self; emotional trauma and self healing; learning and growth.
23/04/20 21:38 GMT+8, R.M.'s voice, watercolour on paper.
Spoken themes: mental health; self acceptance; medical condition awareness; celebrate diversity.
Spoken themes: mental health; self acceptance; medical condition awareness; celebrate diversity.
24/04/20 17:39 BST, Y.W.'s voice, watercolour on Paper.
Spoken themes: creative potential; self-care; balance; practising gratitude.
26/04/20 16:32 EST, E.H.'s voice, watercolour on paper.
Spoken themes: hospital anxiety, health of family, creating through crisis.
Spoken themes: hospital anxiety, health of family, creating through crisis.
