Donimo

Artist Statement

I have had chronic full body pain for 22 years. This work marks a transition for me: instead of separating my bodily experience of pain from the cause of my injuries or from the tools and procedures of the medical world, I am actively combining these elements.

This work marks the first time that I have used my own x-ray. This is the first time I have visually acknowledged the three motor vehicle accidents that changed the trajectory of my life.

Metal meets flesh in a car crash. Medical scrutiny and interventions break through the envelope of the body. Inorganic invades organic. Organic admits inorganic.

I explore the tension in this dynamic as I translate my (usually hidden) personal experiences of pain and injury into something visible and tangible.

Catalogue Description

Donimo is a queer crip artist who works in metal and pushes pixels around. She has severe, full-body chronic pain. She has created work in many media, including functional/sculptural art using metal and found objects; digital photography; video; screen print; pen and ink and graphic design. Her work has been shown in a number of venues, including Celebration 90 and kickstART! in 2001, as well as on the Web. Her artwork and writing have been published in a number of journals and magazines. Her digital photographs for kickstART2 are part of an ongoing exploration of the material reality of a body in pain.