I MUST LIKE IT IF I STAY

raw Supima cotton, nylon, linen thread

12’ x 9’ x 9’

‘I must like it if I stay’ considers my personal history and that of the shadow pandemic: the rising violence against women during Covid-19, and the disorientation of solitary confinement within domestic abuse. According to a study by the UN, since the pandemic began, 1 in 3 women has experienced abuse by an intimate partner. These situations are in plain sight. Looking in from the outside, the restraints and control are invisible. Oftentimes, the first question asked is why doesn’t she leave? But from within the domestic space, the walls appear solid and impenetrable. Victims are unhinged by constant touch, loss of time in darkness, and dampened sound. The opening is right there, but they can not see a way out…