Fisher. She was a comptometer operator, which was a precursor to an adding machine or calculator. When the store had sales they would bring it up to her and she would do the accounting. I’ve heard that it was a really beautiful store back in the day. ALL OF BEATIE’S CREATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS IN PARTICULAR INTERTWINE THE POWER OF ART AND SCIENCE TO AMPLIFY THE URGENCY OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND CURRENT STATE OF OUR PLANET, DUALLY CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HANDS-ON ACTIONABLE EDUCATION FOR PARTICIPANTS. PART OF SOLAR SIGNS IS THE CONTEMPLATION OF URBAN HEAT ISLANDS EXACERBATED BY THE CLIMATE CRISIS. CAN YOU EXPAND ON THIS AND WHY THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR BOTH OF YOU? We are interested in both the healing aspects and destructive qualities of the sun. Nature is inherently volatile and we found that an interesting aspect to meditate on. In many ways, the climate crisis is a perfect example of this coming to fruition. Solar Signs invites us to re-imagine the ways we view and interact with the environment. FOR THOSE OF US SPECIFICALLY LIVING IN METROPOLITAN CITIES, WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP COMBAT THIS ISSUE? Awareness is key. There are of course things we can do individually to create a more healthy planet for our children, but sometimes just looking at nature through a different lens can be the first step. We are not proposing solutions, but rather creating a glitch in our awareness so that we can understand the climate as a tangible thing that informs almost all aspects of our lives. IN RELATION TO MINIMALIST ART MATERIALS USED FOR YOUR SHADOW POETRY IN SOLAR SIGNS, YOUR LATEST NEW YORK TIMES FEATURED BOOK, BLACKOUT POEMS, IS A COLLECTION OF OVER 100 POEMS YOU WROTE IN THE ’90S ON COCKTAIL NAPKINS AND INSIDE MATCHBOXES, ON SHOPPING BAGS AND SCRAP PAPER AND IN POCKET NOTEBOOKS. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO No. 124
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