Today is the second day of my Kickstarter campaign for my book Pseudologia. I can’t pretend that right now feels like a good time to launch a Kickstarter for an art book. Coronavirus is ravaging the world, hate crimes are being committed by those in power, protesters are risking their lives to have their voices heard, and our President is doing all he can to divide the country and destroy democracy while looting what he can from the American people.
Right now I wish I was the kind of artist who could make work about current events. But that isn’t who I am as an artist. I can’t ‘decide’ to make anything, it just never works. I have to let the process lead. My brain isn’t good at directing my art process consciously. At least, I know I’ve never made anything good that way. And I know it can’t sustain my interest over time. That’s not to say I can’t get involved in other ways in what is happening now, because I can and I do.
I am not yet posting on social media about this campaign. I know I should be, but it just feels irrelevant at this particularly sharp moment to be talking about my artwork. Nonetheless, people are looking for a few moments of inspiration, and many are still stuck at home. And art can provide respite and a reminder that we are capable of good things. Link to my Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rebeccahorne/pseudologia/