Category: Work

Baptism Diptych

Baptism Diptych depicts the act of my baptism into the Vega family. The day after we first met, Verónica placed her hand over her burning altar and blessed a mixture of red dye and holy water from Chile, which she used to draw a cross on my chest. Immediately after, she turned to her daughter… Read more »

Sixteen Months

Sixteen Month 2016 Single-Channel Video Edition of 4 and 2 Artist’s Proofs 4:52 Dimensions Variable Sixteen Months compiles all of the photographs exchanged between Swartzel and Vega through iMessage during the first year and four months of their relationship.  This view into their private lives depicts the performative intent behind their daily actions as they… Read more »