ARTIST STATEMENT
I am the same, I have always been the same (this doesn’t mean we can’t all change and grow). I believe in luck (this also means I believe in calamity) I am not apathetic. Eventually I feel my body coming back to me. I want to come to some sort of understanding. Because of this, I see ghosts in the windows opposing me as I walk by them. I always try to remember the equinox. I go on bike rides so fast the wind starts to feel like a fan, and I lull myself to sleep. I say please and thank you. I know the air is sweeter at night. I want to have favorite bars, favorite restaurants, favorite parks. One day I will remember when I wore lipstick. I still look forward to recess. I trick myself. I am only kidding. I remember salt water makes you crazy. I no longer fear the risk of change. I want to believe you. I do it for old times sake. I find my way back. I maintain. I buy in. I am almost to the finish line.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Liza Purcell is an artist from Seattle, Washington. She majored in interdisciplinary education in the arts at the University of Illinois Chicago and graduated in 2026
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