Dear Harry Styles 2021 – 2022
Performative writing with site-specific action
In 2020, I got my heart broken. I sank into depression and lost interest in sex and in connecting with others romantically. At the time, singer Harry Styles was at the height of his fame, and I developed a parasocial infatuation with him. I sent him a love letter. When he didn’t respond, I printed it as posters, flew to London, and pasted them across the city and near his house. I researched background information on Harry Styles: his favourite cocktail, what he smells like, his favourite author, etc. It was easy because he is such a public figure. In the letter, I merged these details with my emotional distress, my inability to masturbate, my mother, and my thoughts on love.
Categories
Installation, Performative, Photography, Text
Published
2022 Creature Magazine, Issue 2, Amsterdam, NL
In 2020, I got my heart broken. I sank into depression and lost interest in sex and in connecting with others romantically. At the time, singer Harry Styles was at the height of his fame, and I developed a parasocial infatuation with him. I sent him a love letter. When he didn’t respond, I printed it as posters, flew to London, and pasted them across the city and near his house. I researched background information on Harry Styles: his favourite cocktail, what he smells like, his favourite author, etc. It was easy because he is such a public figure. In the letter, I merged these details with my emotional distress, my inability to masturbate, my mother, and my thoughts on love.
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