Daily Nourishment for January 8: On Nostalgia
Daily Nourishment Read Time: 90 seconds
Pause/Prompt/Practice Time: 15 minutes
“missing something that wasn’t even ever there” -- Catherine Repko
Pause.
Set a timer for two minutes and look the painting Spring’s Harvest by the London-based American artist Catherine Repko.
Prompt.
Next, look at Repko's painting Godhead. Then set a timer for five minutes and write on the following questions:
- What do these paintings make you feel?
- What do these paintings make you remember?
- What do these paintings make you long for?
Practice.
Catherine Repko’s body of work focuses on childhood memories with her three sisters. Much of her work channels feelings of nostalgia, which may at times be, as she puts it, “missing something that wasn’t even ever there.” Call to mind a sibling or childhood friend. This week, write that person a letter describing what you miss, whether it was there or it wasn’t.
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Watch this video of Catherine Repko in her studio.
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