I will be living in my small room inside of my even smaller town for an unanticipated extra year. I can't find new things here anymore, so I'm beginning to lose my mind. My daily motions blur together, every experience seeming muted and unconscious as I form suitable responses to questions and complete daily tasks. This work embodies all of the simple and quiet ways that this town has been crawling under my skin. This is my White Line Fever.
— Michelle Norris
Award winnerWhite Line FeverFeeling trapped in her small room in a small town, Michelle Norris creates artful diptychs and triptychs that reflect her boredom and frustration.View Images
Award winner
White Line Fever
Feeling trapped in her small room in a small town, Michelle Norris creates artful diptychs and triptychs that reflect her boredom and frustration.
White Line Fever
Feeling trapped in her small room in a small town, Michelle Norris creates artful diptychs and triptychs that reflect her boredom and frustration.
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