Perhaps it’s fitting — as we prepare for an integrated performance art piece this afternoon (Christy E. O’Connor’s “Raise a Drink to Dystopia,” 3-5 PM) — that we feature the winner of our jury’s SEVEN STAGES OF COVID: PARANOIA citation. The work from HOLLY WYNN dives to the heart of a sensation that was setting in two summers ago. “Being stuck inside during the pandemic left many of us spending a lot more time online, particularly on social media,” explains the artist. “For some of us, we were left with that nagging feeling that you’re always being observed because the content we consume, in place of face-to-face interaction, almost seems designed to make you feel that way.” Luckily for you, later today (as long as you bring your vax card!), your interactions and observations will be very much up close and personal, the way performance art — and just about all art — is meant to be.
HOLLY WYNN
“Everybody’s Watching”
mixed media
50.
