The Four Times of My Day.
‘The Four Times of My Day’ was created in response to a wonderfully written statement from Resting Up Collective as part of a collaboration, asking what is time, how do the chronically ill measure it and how do we hold it within our bodies?
‘The Four Times of My Day’ was inspired by the art work ‘The Four Times of The Day’ by Nicolas Lancret, 1739. This was four separate paintings/etchings that show what people get up to or ‘should’ get up to throughout the day, from Morning, Midday, Afternoon through to Evening. Many artists of this time created their own Four Times of The Day which also held social commentary.
This got Stevens thinking about how different the four times of her day can be compared to the ‘masses’ – especially on bad days with intense fatigue. She created a series of self-portraits to represent her day. The colours chosen for the backgrounds of each piece were influenced by the colour of the sky at each time of the day, morning. midday, afternoon, and evening.
The complete four images can be read moving clockwise, showing how easily fatigue can become a never-ending loop, all day, every day!
Giclée Print, Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 100% Cotton Paper, Archival Quality 10x10”
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