On the occasion of a major new show in New York, Rona Pondick divulged biographical details to peel back the layers of her work:
, which is covered in ropes and baby bottles, that he tried to crawl out of his seat to suck on the nipples.
Her relationship with her mother—whom she has often credited, along with Kafka, as one of her chief influences, without ever elaborating—was fraught. “She was a very damaged, troubled human being,” Pondick said. “She was horribly physically and emotionally abusive. That abuse, in a weird way, impacted my work. It fed me in a way. She was a nightmare for me to survive. But out of something awful, something good came.
“I’m very lucky I kept a pad and pen on my lap. Because I had no idea that when the rubber went over my neck, which was covered in mesh and then plaster—you’re really encased. It’s real sensory deprivation. I started choking. And I had to write, ‘slit neck choke.’ So they slit the neck. By the end of this, after several hours, I was writing, ‘Get this fucking thing off of me.’ I was really going to lose it. I have treated that one lifecast like gold. I’ve never done another since.
While recovering from her surgeries under the influence of morphine, Pondick began having fever dreams. “I was fantasizing about my head leaving my body and floating into trees and into the clouds, and it gave me the most blissful, warm feeling,” she said. “It gave me unbelievable solace in the intensive care ward.”
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Pit bull nursed back to health after suffering from possible chemical/electrical burnsDenver Dumb Friends League nurses stray pit bull back to health after suffering from possible chemical/electrical burns
Read more »
‘Teen Mom 2’ star Jenelle Evans diagnosed with fibromyalgiaThe reality star said she’s finally gotten some answers about the chronic pain she’s been suffering from, after “no one believed” her symptoms.
Read more »
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Is Now Available on DigitalIt’s finally here - SpiderNoWayHome is now available on Digital:
Read more »
The internet’s infamous fake portable GameCube has finally been brought to lifeThe disc drive isn’t functional, but the rest of the console is.
Read more »
Russia keeps up attacks in Ukraine as two sides hold talksAfter an airstrike on a military base near the Polish border brought the war dangerously close to NATO’s doorstep, the talks raised hopes for progress in evacuating civilians from besieged Ukrainian cities and getting emergency supplies to areas without enough food, water and medicine.
Read more »