skyler yuki phillips

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body smoke

Photo: Shan Turner-Carroll

2023
Icelandic grass, paper, twine, and a candle flame
Performance: (20'00"), (1'00") vimeo.com/911925137

I collected Icelandic grass and wrapped it in twine to form a wand. Using a candle, I ignited the grass to produce smoke. The smoke marked the sheets of paper as I moved my body underneath, weaving myself from one end to the other.

Big Cod, 'body smoke' , Group exhibition, Herðubreið Arts & Community Center, Seyðisfjörður, Iceland, 2023