momimsafe.live ran as an active live-stream of the artist’s home studio space in Chicago from March to August 2020, where he spent most of his time during the pandemic. The livestream was accompanied by an interactive virtual printer, which would print messages sent by site visitors in real-time. A compilation of extracts from these messages have also been published on (covid-19) Antidote, a limited-edition artist book. Created with the goal of being “visually and physically accessible” to loved ones, momimsafe evokes new ways to facilitate human relationships in the virtual realm. It addresses the pain of distance and separation created by the pandemic, and imagines technological gestures that might recreate the warmth of physical proximity. At a time when digital tools are often used to create division, momimsafe charts a different course, generating empathy and affection through the same devices.
Note: The video used as a background below is on loop and is an archived version.