Amelia Frank

Every day I push the boulder up the mountain and wait for something of epic proportions to interrupt my routine. On the way up I plan to touch the sun. On the way down I consider sinking into the ocean. I tell myself stories along the way: once upon a time there was an enormous antagonist, wild with apathy, crying out for his mother. I convince myself that my mossless stone stands in for a certain witness until it occurs to me that the force compelling me upward also compels every other creature that walks the earth. I hang my hat on the corner of the sky, and nothing suspends me.

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Installation view, Logan Center Gallery. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

Installation view, Logan Center Gallery. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

 
(Top) Arachne’s Migraine, 2020, pen on paper; (Bottom) Arachne Under the Egg Tree, 2019, pen on paper. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

(Top) Arachne’s Migraine, 2020, pen on paper; (Bottom) Arachne Under the Egg Tree, 2019, pen on paper. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

 
City Limits, 2020, oil on canvas; Hide and Seek, 2020, oil on canvas; Grendel, 2020, oil on canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

City Limits, 2020, oil on canvas; Hide and Seek, 2020, oil on canvas; Grendel, 2020, oil on canvas. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

 
Mama, 2020, bass wood. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

Mama, 2020, bass wood. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

 
Resisting the Wind, 2020, oil on canvas; IM ALL THE FISHES IN THE SEA!, 2019, ballpoint pen, oil pastel, and colored pencil on paper. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman

Resisting the Wind, 2020, oil on canvas; IM ALL THE FISHES IN THE SEA!, 2019, ballpoint pen, oil pastel, and colored pencil on paper. Photo by Robert Chase Heishman