NEO-RECOVERY: pearl
2018. After sharing on Tumblr & adapting for Instagram, the original Recovery Archive has transformed. I’ve always been taken with glitch art, digital noise, & the overall “corruption” of imagery — both as an aesthetic & a state of being.
The following “chapter” of the neo//RECOVERY Archive is inspired by the cartoon Steven Universe, particularly the character Pearl. Ever since her inception, I have related to her. As the show progresses, we learn that Pearl was literally made for another character; pearls are made only to serve their diamonds. This encompasses Pearl’s entire identity, for better or for worse. & when she loses her diamond, her entire reason to exist… things fall apart.
I had a diamond — which I’ve detailed at great length in Emotional Language. Only now do I realize… they aren’t necessary. I can exist without one.
