ABOUT PAIN - by Valerie - Club Reticent
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AN ESSAY IN ALL CAPS
“I WAS MUCH HAPPIER WHEN HE LEFT. BECAUSE I HAD A PROJECT.” I’M AT THE LOUISIANA MUSEUM IN DENMARK, HUNGRY FOR KNOWLEDGE THAT FEELS NEW AND FINAL. THERE’S A DARK ROOM AND THEY’RE SHOWING BECOMING SOPHIE CALLE. SOPHIE SITS IN FRONT OF THE INTERVIEWER, HANDS ON KNEES. CONFESSIONAL, SHE IS REFERRING TO HER EX BOYFRIEND WHO ENDED THINGS ABRUPTLY VIA EMAIL, THE LAST LINE OF WHICH BECAME THE NAME FOR TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. SHE SENT THE LETTER TO 107 WOMEN OF DIFFERENT VOCATIONS, BALLERINAS TO LAWYERS, LEAVING THEM TO INTERPRET IT AS THEY BEST SEE FIT. THE PROJECT MADE IT TO VENICE BIENNALE, AND…
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