We have visited Jude Broughan in her studio in Brooklyn, where she's been working on new large scale collages and more intimate works. Looking into the cyclical nature of our existence, thinking of the eight phases of the Lunar month and her own body, the artist created an artist book "Night Swimming." Broughan paired 8 poems that had emerged from the notes she makes on the floor while in the studio with newly created stitched collages that take shape and size of her own hips. One symbol throughout is the pool as a metaphor for society and ideas around that.
Jude Broughan
Night Swimming, 2020
Artists' book (8 Poems and Collages by Jude Broughan), 9 pages, signed and hand-stitched, edition of 300
Jude Broughan
Structures, 2020
Pigment prints, polyester (recycled boogie board cover), paper, paint, thread, 28 x 32 inches
Jude Broughan
Mineral Springs II, 2020
Canvas, pigment prints, acrylic paint, enamel paint, thread. 62 x 68 inches
Jude Broughan
Geothermal Subdivision, 2020
Studio view. Pigment print, 44 x 98 inches (signed edition of 5)
Jude Broughan
Mineral Springs, 2020
Recycled silk-screen frame, acrylic paint, enamel paint, paper, thread. 25 x 36 inches