Collaborative Work
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Rupture Readings (2024) is a chapbook of ekphrastic poems inspired by Karen Laudon's Rupture painting series. When Karen learned that her Rupture series would be on display at Art +Lit Lab in Madison, WI, she invited me to create poems in response to her paintings, which she described as being “created by smashing holes into wood panels, so that encaustic paint and wax could be pressed through from the back side, and into/onto/through the painting on the front side.” At first, I tried so hard to focus only on what was on the panels in front of me (as seen through photos shared through so many back-and-forth emails between longtime friends--the kind of emails where the passage of time doesn’t matter). I felt the disruption in punching through paintings, allowing wax to pour through—changing everything. I wondered about the word “rupture”—whether it was only about destruction or if it could also be a re-seeing, a disruption that begs us to start anew. As Karen writes in her artist’s statement, “The ambiguous nature of the images begs the question, whether these are images of death and destruction, or growth and rebirth?” I kept “reading” the paintings (as if they were maps or perhaps tarot cards). Eventually, I fell into them, a trust fall that allowed me to break through the panels and move with the paintings, seeing finally my own experiences and even some collective human experiences there. |
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Nesting (2016) was a collaborative exhibit with Erin LaBonte on display from March 7 through April 8, 2016 at the Founder's Hall Art Gallery, located at UWGB-Manitowoc, 705 Viebahn St.
"Nesting" is an exhibit of photographs LaBonte shot of Lindemann and her son, Oliver, in their home in Cleveland, Wis. The images emphasize patterns, colors and light while documenting, from an outsider’s perspective, the everyday interactions between mother and child. LaBonte’s intimate series of mother and son is accompanied by Lindemann’s poetry. “The poems in this series meditate on the way a new mother and son interact in the space of their home," Lindemann said. "Some of the poems respond directly to Erin’s photos, and others are more grounded in the very intense, emotionally powerful experiences of early motherhood." Lost & Found (2014) is an inter-arts collaboration by poet Emilie Lindemann and visual artist Karen Laudon. Poetry, two dimensional images, and sculpture of wood, other natural materials, and found objects explore Lorine Niedecker's missed motherhood, her conflicted relationship with her own mother, and thoughts about loss and unrealized potential. Lost & Found was be exhibited at the Lorine Niedecker Wisconsin Poetry Festival in October 2014.
Performance Anxiety (2014) was an inter-arts performance piece that used poems, video art, and experimental music to tell the story of three female violinists who connect across impossible channels. Presented as part of UW-Manitowoc's Regional Writers Series, the performance included video art by Erin LaBonte, keyboard compositions and performance by Bethany Lindemann, and poems and violin by Emilie Lindemann. Also presented at Paradigm in Sheboygan, Kathie's Stage Door Pub in Manitowoc, and Rozztox Cafe in Rock Island, IL. The Cooking Show (2013) is a video art/audio poem collaboration with Erin LaBonte. Head (2013) is a video art/visual poem collaboration with Erin LaBonte. Queen of the Milky Way (2012) was an inter-arts performance with film projections and performance art by Erin LaBonte and poems and book art by Emilie Lindemann. The piece was performed at Culture Cafe in Manitowoc, WI. |
From Nesting (2016). Photo by Erin LaBonte.
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