Erin Holly

(b 1986, United Kingdom. Lives and works in London)

“The root of the word archive; ”˜arch' also comes from archeon; a place of residence; a house and a dwelling place. Exclusion and inclusion; inside and outside are at the centre of homes. Similarly; the concept of the body as a dwelling space can be seen in the phrase; ”˜your body is a temple” or ”˜”˜feeling at home in your body''. The painter creates a marking; scoring and storing on the canvas not as something fixed; as to be housed; but a place ”˜to be alive'. I turn away from the idea of being ”˜housed' in my body because the relationship between trans people and architecture is hidden; uneasy and opposing on the surface. As a trans woman my body is not a fixed dwelling; but rather a work in progress; occupying the space of transition and becoming”.