The Frank Ratchye Project Space is pleased to present Blood, Breath, Stool, a solo exhibition by Root Division Studio Artist Elaine Nguyen. 

Blood, Breath, Stool is an excavation into sudden, inexplicable chronic illness. Elaine Nguyen replicates her experiences with doctors examinations through creating abstract shapes she refers to as bugs, a metaphorical reflection of how repetition, mirroring, and pairing become tools for understanding what feels insurmountable. A devotional practice in its repetition, she transforms plexiglass into abstract shapes as a relentless examination of the endless loop of testing, blood draws, X-rays, and MRIs she endured. Each bug paired with another bug further reveals the duality and conflicting feelings of pain, but also the immense love and support from friends during a time of unknown.