Security Blanket
A record of the sun, the moon, some clouds, though not many, a handful of stones and some hands – mine – holding, spreading, washing, wiping, rinsing, mailing, writing, now in fists, squeezed tight, now open, red marks where nails bit skin.
Cyanotype on cotton
Kim Beck is a multidisciplinary artist/educator whose work explores the everydayness of disaster. Looking closely at her neighborhood, Beck’s work reflects the ecological crises in our backyards. Beck has been a fellow at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Mass MoCA among other places. She is an Associate Professor of Art at Carnegie Mellon University.