Before the I is a publication that explores themes of temporality, materiality, entropy, artists’ relationships with institutions, the construction of audiences, situations and actions, and the limitations of language. It is divided into sections which correlate with three inquiry groups established by 2018 MFA Fine Art students at Valand Academy during their two years together. They collaborated with external scholars, writers, and peers to interweave with their individual practices. Across a series of overlapping nodes the artists are figuring out how to be together through their cross narratives, differences and commonalities.
