Michela Provagna

I go out of my way to places where there’s nothing, like a parking lot or a basement. I challenge myself by seeing how much time it takes to be fascinated by something, by some detail, by some light, by some shadow. It’s a game.

Sasha Elage: I’m a photographer, because I use a camera, but I really think I’ve always been a visual artist.

Even when you can’t talk, the expectation is that you voice it. And if you don’t, what does that mean? That you don’t care? That you don’t love them enough? I reject that notion.

And yet, is it not enough to simply hold someone in your mind, to let missing them be an internal thing, quiet and private?

I make a mental note that it’s important for artists to live in big, bustling cities. This way, they are constantly reminded of what they are up against.