LINDSEY BOSS
Lindsey has been addicted to collaging and collecting vintage books and magazines since graduating from Mass College of Art in 2008. Her collages are a way of processing all of life’s experiences. In sharing them, she hopes to evoke feelings in the viewers, and reassurance that they should let themselves feel whatever it is they do.
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ARTIST Q&A
Born: Brockton, MA
Currently lives: Plymouth, MA
Title of artwork: Rejection is Redirection
What’s it about? Gemstones have become prevalent in my work! They’re so aesthetically pleasing but I also use them as a metaphor for the gems of wisdom that come along with a lot of darker human experiences. This piece in particular is about rejection of course, and how it can bring you on an entirely different journey if you’re open to those gems. It’s about turning your leftover energy in another direction. The gems contrast with the stark black and white of the landscape because sometimes you can’t possibly imagine how anything positive could come from hurting yet the reasons reveal themselves to you later on when they seem more obvious and sparkly.
Where else can we find your work? I’ve done some art for friends’ bands and would love to do more for music! Locally, I also had some pieces in Grlsquash magazine, a woman’s food, art & culture journal that I love.
What would your last meal be? Probaby just a giant bowl of rigatoni with all the sauce!
If it was your turn to host book club, which title would you choose? Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing by May Sarton. It’s my favorite and it would make for my preferred kind of conversation—the kind that dive deep into the psyche right away. It’s about reflecting on life, creativity and scandalous love affairs.
Go-to karaoke song? I don’t dare to do karaoke, I’d probably pass out from nerves. BUT if I had the courage I’d stand on a bar and sing some 90s Sheryl Crow.
Favorite place in Allston/Brighton for takeout?
Le’s Vietnamese in Allston, forever.
What have you learned about your creative practice over the last year? I learned it’s even more therapeutic a practice than I already knew it was. I’ve developed a lot more patience and organization in my process. I’ve taken to using a lot of shiny, sparkly things because it stands for escapism and sometimes a false sense of positivity that was somewhat necessary during a year of, for lack of a better word, hell.
A piece of advice you would give to your pre-pandemic self? I’d tell myself to live with intention in every single thing that I do or surround myself with. The pandemic put a magnifying glass on our intentions. You don’t have to spend so much time doing things that don’t align with you.
