Clarisse
Bruyn
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My sister is losing weight, I can see her deteriorate, and so can my family.
Negative emotions take over. How do I come to terms with this? And how should I express these emotions? By talking? Writing? Drawing?

My original language is that of jewellery.
To help stop the chaos in my head, my diary helps me sort things out.
By describing and questioning my feelings, I try to access a deeper layer of emotion.

I have been fascinated by the body, build and body language for a long time.
The fact that one of my sisters is now suffering from anorexia has only intensified my fascination for this. Her body is changing – not just physically but also emotionally. I had not noticed this emotional side of the body up until recently.

My sister is wasting away, to the extent that even its "structure" is visible from the outside. I have no choice but to use this in my work.
I translate these physical changes by means of objects which evoke a literal transformation or an alienating effect; a convex mirror, a piece of clothing that"s been cut up, an iron spine… Objects that express how the "familiar" (body) makes way for what is "odd", the disorder, the disease.

I, too, feel the effects of this disease. There are times when I cannot keep my