Photographs,
Performance (excerpt from Every Day Counts: Reactions and Reflections on Linda Montano) ART In a way, this task was like yoga or meditating. It was methodical and required hardly any thought at all. It was a chance to change my mood through positive reinforcement, but most of the time it felt like a lie. As a child I often felt forced to smile. I went through a school
system that was strict, unimaginative and demeaning. I had very
few friends I enjoyed spending time with, and I was happiest when
watching movies, spending time with my family and making art. I
was once at a birthday party, and someone was being mean to me.
I snuck away from celebration outside, and went inside the house
to the living room to cry. I just wanted to go home. One of the
adults brought a group of children into the house with her, and
pointed at me saying, “Look kids. If you laugh, the whole
world laughs with you. But if you cry, you cry alone.” |