Sculptures
"Hey Anthony, it's been a minute. I was just calling to check in with you and see how you're doing with everything that's been going on, and, uh, wanted to remind you that I'm here. It's, uh, it's been going for me too. I just got a new job at Miller's place. Let's just say some things haven't changed with that old man. Sorry I haven't returned any of your calls in the last few days; it's been getting rough. I just uhm, that I'm here for you and I, I know we ain't the most emotional bunch but I've been your best friend for a solid seven years now I think know you better than you know yourself sometimes you know and I just wanted to remind you Tom and Jack are also here for you, you got other guys who are looking out for you too. They've been talking about going to play a round of golf, though you'd wanna join us, and I know it doesn't seem like it, but you've got your people, and it's real important to not isolate yourself from them, and I'm very serious about that, okay? Uhm, anyways, I know it's been rough with you, and I know you'll work through it; you always have, and that's something I've always envied about you and always will. Uhm, love you, brother. Call me back when you get the chance. Bye."
Fragmentations: Elusive Self Soothing is a dialogue about various self-medicating habits and maladaptive coping mechanisms one may find themselves pursuing in times of severe distress, particularly when it comes to men. From gambling, drinking, and drug abuse, the work is accompanied by a 4:42-minute audio in which the subject is heard listening to a sporting event on their TV, fading in and out of time through various country songs before getting a heartfelt call from a loved one who's trying to regulate themselves and their friend through the call.
The main theme is about the fragmentation of self-identity and how unhealthy coping mechanisms, paired with the things that often should soothe one toward stability, if received at the wrong moment, can cause further destabilization.