Sad Shower in New York 1995

Tracey Emin made this, Sad Shower in New York, using sketchy lines, probably a thin marker, or maybe it’s pencil? I feel for Tracey here, I really do. New York can be a lonely place. I bet she was thinking about all the things she had to do when she made this. Trying to remember what it feels like to be clean. I know that feeling, when you’re in the shower but your mind is somewhere else. Look how fast those lines are. It’s almost like she’s trying to get it all down before the feeling goes away. Like she’s saying: “this is what it’s like, this is how it feels right now.” It makes me think about other artists who've used simple lines to show big feelings. It’s like we’re all just trying to figure things out together, you know?